Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

एतन्नः श्रद्दधानानां ब्रूहि पौराणिकोत्तम । तृप्तिर्न जायतेऽ स्माकं त्वद्वचोमृतपायिनाम्

Transliteration

etannaḥ śraddadhānānāṃ brūhi paurāṇikottama | tṛptirna jāyate' smākaṃ tvadvacomṛtapāyinām

Translation

Wahai yang terbaik antara para pencerita Purāṇa, ceritakanlah hal ini kepada kami yang penuh śraddhā; kerana kami yang meminum amṛta daripada kata-katamu tidak pernah merasa puas.

Word by Word

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

• नः: to us / of us
• नः: Sampradana/Genitive (to us/of us)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case) वा चतुर्थी (4th case), बहुवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप (नः)

• श्रद्दधानानाम्: of (us) who are faithful
• श्रद्दधानानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्-धा (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle)

• ब्रूहि: tell (please)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पौराणिकोत्तम: O best of Purāṇa-narrators
• पौराणिकोत्तम: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौराणिक + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (पौराणिकः उत्तमः)

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation particle)

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन

• त्वद्वचोमृतपायिनाम्: of us who drink the nectar of your words
• त्वद्वचोमृतपायिनाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् + वचस् + अमृत + पायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (त्वद्वचः-अमृतं पिबन्ति ये)

Speaker

Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta (addressed as ‘paurāṇikottama’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages seated in a semicircle, eyes intent, hands folded; Sūta as revered storyteller; the atmosphere is ‘amṛta’—words flowing like nectar.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Sūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful listening (śraddhā) to Purāṇic teaching is itself a devotional discipline that deepens longing for dharma and sacred truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse is a narrative transition; the broader context continues the Dhanuskoṭi tīrtha account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (devout listening) to Purāṇic narration is implied as a meritorious practice.