Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

पुराणस्मृतिपाठस्य तस्मात्किंचिद्वदस्व मे । तत्त्वात्मसदृशं किंचिद्भाति रूपं महाफलम्

Transliteration

purāṇasmṛtipāṭhasya tasmātkiṃcidvadasva me | tattvātmasadṛśaṃ kiṃcidbhāti rūpaṃ mahāphalam

Translation

അതുകൊണ്ട് പുരാണ-സ്മൃതി പാരായണത്തിൽ നിന്നെങ്കിലും എനിക്ക് കുറെ ഉപദേശം പറയുക. തത്ത്വത്തിനും ആത്മാവിനും യോജിക്കുന്ന, മഹാഫലം നൽകുന്ന പ്രകാശമയമായ ഒരു സാധന.

Word by Word

• पुराणस्मृतिपाठस्य: of the recitation/study of Purāṇas and Smṛtis
• पुराणस्मृतिपाठस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + स्मृति + पाठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुराणानां स्मृतीनां च पाठः)

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• किंचित्: something
• किंचित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-प्रयोग (indefinite)

• वदस्व: tell/speak
• वदस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (enclitic); ‘to me/for me’ अर्थे दत्तिवत् प्रयोगः

• तत्त्वात्मसदृशम्: similar to the true Self/essence
• तत्त्वात्मसदृशम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्त्व + आत्मन् + सदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तत्त्वात्मना सदृशम्)

• किंचित्: something
• किंचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अव्यक्त-प्रयोग

• भाति: shines/appears
• भाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रूपम्: a form
• रूपम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• महाफलम्: greatly fruitful
• महाफलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् फलम्)

Speaker

Paijavana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The seeker gestures toward a manuscript bundle; the sage indicates Purāṇa/Smṛti recitation as a luminous path, with a subtle aura suggesting ‘mahāphala’.

Characters & Entities

• Purāṇa
• Smṛti
• tattva
• ātman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic and Smṛti-based practices can provide a powerful, truth-aligned path for spiritual progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is specified in this verse; it requests instruction within a tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation/study (pāṭha) of Purāṇas and Smṛtis is proposed as a fruitful practice.