Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

महत्या सेनया सार्धं प्रययौ वेदकाननम् । तत्रोटजे समासीन तं दीर्घतमसं मुनिम्

Transliteration

mahatyā senayā sārdhaṃ prayayau vedakānanam | tatroṭaje samāsīna taṃ dīrghatamasaṃ munim

Translation

Dengan bala tentera yang besar, dia berangkat menuju rimba Veda. Di sana, di sebuah pondok pertapaan, tampak sang muni Dīrghatamas sedang duduk.

Word by Word

• महत्या: with great
• महत्या: Karana (Instrument qualifier/करण-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; ‘सेनया’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सेनया: with an army
• सेनया: Karana/Sahakari (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (together with)

• प्रययौ: went forth
• प्रययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वेदकाननम्: to the Veda-forest
• वेदकाननम्: Gati/Karma (Goal as object/गति- कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद + कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (वेदस्य काननम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• उटजे: in the hut
• उटजे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उटज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• समासीनम्: seated
• समासीनम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘मुनिम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तम्: that (him)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दीर्घतमसम्: Dīrghatamas
• दीर्घतमसम्: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घतमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• मुनिम्: sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vedāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sudarśana arrives with a large escort at the Veda-forest; within, a simple hut appears, and Dīrghatamas sits composed—aged, radiant, absorbed in tapas—surrounded by quiet woodland.

Characters & Entities

• Vedāraṇya (Veda-kānana)
• Dīrghatamas
• Sudarśana (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual authority is found in simplicity—an ashram hut in a sacred forest outshines worldly grandeur.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vedāraṇya, poetically called Veda-kānana, the forest sanctified by Vedic presence and ascetic life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; it highlights darśana of the sage as the central sacred act.