Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

उग्रसेन उवाच । कृष्ण प्रक्ष्यामि त्वामेकं संशयं वद तं मम

Transliteration

ugrasena uvāca | kṛṣṇa prakṣyāmi tvāmekaṃ saṃśayaṃ vada taṃ mama

Translation

ഉഗ്രസേനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ കൃഷ്ണാ, ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് ഒരു സംശയം ചോദിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു; ദയവായി അത് എനിക്ക് വിശദീകരിക്കൂ।

Word by Word

• उग्रसेनः: Ugrasena
• उग्रसेनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रसेन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कृष्ण: O Kṛṣṇa
• कृष्ण: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रक्ष्यामि: I will ask
• प्रक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-क्षि/प्र-क्षिप् (धातु; ‘to ask’ in usage)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

• एकम्: one, single
• एकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘संशयम्’ इति विशेषण

• संशयम्: doubt, question
• संशयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वद: tell, speak
• वद: Kriya (Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तम्: that (doubt)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘संशयम्’ प्रति निर्देश

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (सर्वनाम)

Speaker

Ugrasena

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a calm assembly near the pilgrimage site, Ugrasena addresses Kṛṣṇa with folded hands, signaling a respectful request for clarification; attendants and sages sit quietly, awaiting the teaching.

Characters & Entities

• Ugrasena
• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma grows through humble inquiry—seeking clarification from the wise is itself a virtuous act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces the doctrinal question that follows within the tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a conversational transition into teaching.