Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्वंशे मया प्रोक्ताः शृणुत्वं च अतः परम्

Transliteration

asminvaṃśe mayā proktāḥ śṛṇutvaṃ ca ataḥ param

Translation

Dalam keturunan ini, apa yang telah aku nyatakan sudah pun diisytiharkan; kini dengarlah pula apa yang seterusnya.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्गे (वंशे इति पदेन सह), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• वंशे: in the lineage
• वंशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रोक्ताः: have been declared
• प्रोक्ताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि-क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; (अर्थतः ‘have been said’)

• शृणुत्वम्: listen (you all)
• शृणुत्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन

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

• अतः: thereafter / hence
• अतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक/अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (therefore/thereafter)

• परम्: further / next
• परम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्ययप्रयोग (adverbial accusative: ‘further/next’)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic teacher addressing a king; exact speaker not in snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpottama)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The narrator pauses after completing the lineage description; the king leans forward, signaling readiness for the next teaching; a calm interlude in the hermitage.

Characters & Entities

• Vaṃśa (lineage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred learning proceeds through attentive listening and orderly transmission.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it functions as a narrative transition within Dharmāraṇya’s account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed.