Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

सांप्रतं मामको यज्ञो युक्तः स्यान्मुनिसत्तमाः । एतद्विचार्य्य तत्त्वेन ब्रूत यूयं मुनीश्वराः

Transliteration

sāṃprataṃ māmako yajño yuktaḥ syānmunisattamāḥ | etadvicāryya tattvena brūta yūyaṃ munīśvarāḥ

Translation

ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ, ഈ സമയത്ത് എനിക്ക് ഏതു യജ്ഞമാണ് യുക്തം? ഇതിനെ തത്ത്വമായി വിചാരിച്ച് പറയുവിൻ, ഹേ മുനീശ്വരന്മാരേ.

Word by Word

• सांप्रतम्: now
• सांप्रतम्: Sambandha (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालार्थक-अव्यय (at present/now)

• मामकः: my
• मामकः: Visheshana (to यज्ञः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्वामित्वार्थ (mine)

• यज्ञः: sacrifice
• यज्ञः: Karta (Grammatical subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• युक्तः: proper/appropriate
• युक्तः: Predicate adjective (to यज्ञः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP)

• स्यात्: should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Copular/भवति-अर्थ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मुनिसत्तमाः: O best of sages
• मुनिसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनिनां सत्तमाः)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karman (Object of vicārya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विचार्य: having considered
• विचार्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+चर् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वार्थक-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया

• तत्त्वेन: truly/in accordance with reality
• तत्त्वेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental: in truth/with reality)

• ब्रूत: tell/say
• ब्रूत: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• यूयम्: you
• यूयम्: Karta (Agents of brūta)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (2nd person pronoun)

• मुनीश्वराः: O lords of sages
• मुनीश्वराः: Sambodhana (Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां ईश्वराः)

Speaker

Ravi

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Munis (addressed as munisattamāḥ, munīśvarāḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, earnest and contemplative, asks the sages to decide in truth which yajña suits the present time; sages appear thoughtful, some with japa-mālā, some consulting śāstra.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires discernment: one chooses rituals according to time, capacity, and truth, guided by the wise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is the narrative context, portrayed as a place where correct yajña-choices are deliberated with sages.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is consultative: decide the appropriate yajña after truthful deliberation (tattvena vicārya) with competent munis.