Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तदहं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि यथा कृष्णान्मया श्रुतम् । स्तोककालांतरे पूर्वं सर्वं यादवनंदनः

Transliteration

tadahaṃ te pravakṣyāmi yathā kṛṣṇānmayā śrutam | stokakālāṃtare pūrvaṃ sarvaṃ yādavanaṃdanaḥ

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് പറയും—ഞാൻ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണനിൽ നിന്ന് കേട്ടതുപോലെ; അല്പകാലം മുമ്പ് ഇതെല്ലാം യാദവനന്ദനൻ പറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു।

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• प्रवक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• प्रवक्ष्यामि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र- वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/conjunction: as)

• कृष्णात्: from Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्णात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन

• स्तोककालान्तरे: after a short time
• स्तोककालान्तरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोक (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (स्तोकः कालः यस्य अन्तरम्)

• पूर्वम्: formerly, earlier
• पूर्वम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावप्रयोग)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly/before)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यादवनन्दनः: the delight of the Yādavas (Kṛṣṇa)
• यादवनन्दनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यादव (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यादवानां नन्दनः)

Speaker

Bābhravya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bābhravya promises to narrate exactly what he heard from Kṛṣṇa recently, emphasizing fidelity to the original teaching.

Characters & Entities

• Bābhravya
• Kṛṣṇa
• Yādavas
• Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic authority often rests on faithful transmission from revered sources; teachings are preserved through reliable lineages of hearing and telling.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it announces an upcoming narration grounded in Kṛṣṇa’s words.