Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

शाकल्य उवाच । यानि वेदरहस्यानि सूर्येण कथितानि ते

Transliteration

śākalya uvāca | yāni vedarahasyāni sūryeṇa kathitāni te

Translation

ശാകല്യൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സൂര്യദേവൻ നിന്നോട് ഉപദേശിച്ച വേദത്തിന്റെ ഗൂഢരഹസ്യങ്ങൾ അവയാണ്.

Word by Word

• शाकल्यः: Śākalya
• शाकल्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाकल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• वेदरहस्यानि: Vedic secrets
• वेदरहस्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदरहस्य (प्रातिपदिक; वेद + रहस्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• सूर्येण: by the Sun (god)
• सूर्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कथितानि: told/related
• कथितानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (Dative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Śākalya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvādaśa-Sūrya-pratiṣṭhā-sthāna (twelve Sūryas)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience (implied); within episode: Śākalya to Yājñavalkya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa (Śākalya) respectfully addresses Yājñavalkya, invoking the secret Vedic teachings once spoken by Sūrya; the setting hints at a sacred precinct where solar icons will be shown.

Characters & Entities

• Śākalya
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is entrusted through proper lineage—received from the divine and evaluated or directed by the guru.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this fragment; it introduces a teaching about Sūrya-given Vedic esoterica.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; the verse sets up instruction concerning vedarahasya.