Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

प्रशस्य च चिरं कालं पुनर्नारदमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

praśasya ca ciraṃ kālaṃ punarnāradamabravīt

Translation

ദീർഘനേരം സ്തുതിച്ച ശേഷം അവൻ വീണ്ടും നാരദനോട് പറഞ്ഞു.

Word by Word

• प्रशस्य: having praised
• प्रशस्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र + शंस् (धातु) + ल्यप् → प्रशस्य
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having praised)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverbial accusative used as avyaya: for a long time)

• कालम्: time (duration)
• कालम्: Karma (Extent/कर्म-प्रवृत्ति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; काल-परिमाणे (accusative of duration)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक अव्यय (again)

• नारदम्: to Nārada
• नारदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said/spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (narrating); the direct speaker in-scene is the Kuru prince addressing Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Guptakṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Kuru prince stands with joined palms, offering extended praise; Nārada listens calmly; the assembly remains still, indicating a pause between teachings.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respectful praise (stuti) and humility are proper gateways to receiving deeper sacred knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is transitional; it leads into the Guptakṣetra/Gautameśvara-liṅga māhātmya rather than naming the site directly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it highlights devotional etiquette—praise before inquiry.