Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर उवाच । आनन्दश्चैव संजातो रुद्रस्य द्विजसत्तम । कथ्यतां मे च तत्सर्वं संक्षेपात्सह बान्धवैः

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | ānandaścaiva saṃjāto rudrasya dvijasattama | kathyatāṃ me ca tatsarvaṃ saṃkṣepātsaha bāndhavaiḥ

Translation

युधिष्ठिर म्हणाले—हे द्विजसत्तम, रुद्राला आनंद कसा प्राप्त झाला? ते सर्व मला संक्षेपाने सांगा, आणि बान्धवांसह त्याचा संबंधही स्पष्ट करा.

Word by Word

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• आनन्दः: bliss; joy
• आनन्दः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आनन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• संजातः: arisen; produced
• संजातः: Kriya (State/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective) आनन्दः-शब्दस्य

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• द्विजसत्तम: O best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• द्विजसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; द्विज + सत्तम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• कथ्यताम्: let it be told; please tell
• कथ्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive or 4th/Dative), एकवचन; अत्र सम्प्रदानार्थे (for me)

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

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) सर्वम्-शब्दस्य

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• संक्षेपात्: briefly; in summary
• संक्षेपात्: Apadana (Source/अपा दान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (as an adverbial ablative)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
• Form: अव्यय, सहार्थक-पूर्वपद (with; governs तृतीया)

• बान्धवैः: with (my) kinsmen
• बान्धवैः: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ānandeśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, earnest and composed, questions Mārkaṇḍeya about the origin of Rudra’s joy and its relevance to one’s relatives; the setting is a forest hermitage with a hint of river pilgrimage context.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Rudra (Śiva)
• Mārkaṇḍeya (implied addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred-place narratives are rooted in divine līlā: understanding the deity’s joy reveals the site’s sanctity and its dharmic power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ānandeśvara is the topic being introduced, though this verse itself is a question framing the māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it requests a concise narration (kathā) explaining the origin and significance.