Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

मार्कंडेयं सुखासीनं महामुनिनिषेवितम् । तरुणादित्यसंकाशं सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्

Transliteration

mārkaṃḍeyaṃ sukhāsīnaṃ mahāmuniniṣevitam | taruṇādityasaṃkāśaṃ sarvaśāstraviśāradam

Translation

Mereka melihat Mārkaṇḍeya duduk tenang di atas āsana, dilayani para mahāmuni; bersinar seperti matahari yang baru terbit, dan mahir dalam segala śāstra.

Word by Word

• मार्कण्डेयम्: Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• सुखासीनम्: seated comfortably
• सुखासीनम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक) + आसीन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √आस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सुखेन आसीनः)

• महामुनिनिषेवितम्: attended/served by great sages
• महामुनिनिषेवितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महामुनि (प्रातिपदिक; महा+मुनि) + निषेवित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि+√सेव्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (महामुनिभिः निषेवितः)

• तरुणादित्यसंकाशम्: radiant like the young sun
• तरुणादित्यसंकाशम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तरुण (प्रातिपदिक) + आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संकाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तरुणादित्यवत् संकाशः)

• सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्: expert in all scriptures
• सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषु शास्त्रेषु विशारदः)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (ṛṣi-āśrama tīrtha-bhāva)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of great sages approaches and beholds Mārkaṇḍeya seated comfortably; his body glows like the young sun, with manuscripts and ritual implements nearby, conveying mastery of śāstras.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Mahāmunis (great sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True authority in tīrtha-māhātmya is anchored in realized sages—serene, radiant, and grounded in śāstra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya context is being set; the tīrtha discussion centers on Sarasvatī’s presence there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse describes the sage Mārkaṇḍeya as the authoritative narrator/knower.