Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

सर्वमेतत्समाख्याहि श्रद्दधानाय पृच्छते

Transliteration

sarvametatsamākhyāhi śraddadhānāya pṛcchate

Translation

मी श्रद्धेने विचारतो; कृपया हे सर्व मला पूर्णपणे सविस्तर सांगावे।

Word by Word

• सर्वम्: everything, all (this)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; सर्व-शब्दः (pronoun/adjective used substantively)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• समाख्याहि: tell, explain
• समाख्याहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• श्रद्दधानाय: to the faithful one
• श्रद्दधानाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्दधान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √धा with श्रद्धा)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle)

• पृच्छते: (he) asks
• पृच्छते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Arjuna (continuing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respectful listener, hands folded, requests a sage to narrate sacred matters fully; the setting is an āśrama or sabhā with palm-leaf manuscripts and a calm, devotional atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• śraddhā (faith)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śraddhā (faithful receptivity) is presented as the proper inner qualification for receiving purāṇic teachings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse itself does not name a site; it requests the full account connected to the Mahākāla tīrtha context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for narration made with śraddhā.