Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तपः प्रभावेन मुने मदभिप्रायमद्य तु । वेत्तुमर्हसि सम्यक्त्वं पुलस्त्यकुलदीपन

Transliteration

tapaḥ prabhāvena mune madabhiprāyamadya tu | vettumarhasi samyaktvaṃ pulastyakuladīpana

Translation

“Wahai Muni, dengan pengaruh tapa brata tuan, tuan dapat mengetahui niatku dengan tepat bahkan pada hari ini—wahai penyuluh keturunan Pulastya.”

Word by Word

• तपः: by austerity
• तपः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental) / प्रथमा (Nom.) एकवचन; अत्र तृतीया-अर्थे (by austerity)

• प्रभावेन: by the power
• प्रभावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular); समासपूर्वपद-रूप (mat-)

• अभिप्रायम्: intention
• अभिप्रायम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhiprāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अद्य: today; now
• अद्य: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb of time)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle: emphasis/contrast)

• वेत्तुम्: to know
• वेत्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive)

• अर्हसि: you are able/fit
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb: properly)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुलस्त्यकुलदीपन: O illuminator of Pulastya’s lineage
• पुलस्त्यकुलदीपन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pulastya + kula + dīpana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Kaikasī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇa audience (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kaikasī speaks with composed confidence, acknowledging the sage’s tapas; Viśravā’s aura subtly luminous; background shows austerity symbols—deer-skin, rosary, fire altar.

Characters & Entities

• Kaikasī
• Viśravā
• Pulastya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is portrayed as spiritual power that grants clarity and insight; saints are revered as luminous custodians of sacred lineages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region is the narrative backdrop; the verse emphasizes ṛṣi-tapas rather than a site’s phala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; tapas is referenced as the sage’s attained spiritual potency.