Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तत्रेतिहासो यो वृत्तस्तं निशामय सुव्रत । विप्रः प्रियव्रतो नाम कश्चिदात्रेय वंशजः

Transliteration

tatretihāso yo vṛttastaṃ niśāmaya suvrata | vipraḥ priyavrato nāma kaścidātreya vaṃśajaḥ

Translation

Wahai yang berikrar mulia, dengarkan kisah yang berlaku di sana: ada seorang brāhmaṇa bernama Priyavrata, lahir daripada keturunan Ātreya.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-adhikarana (Locus/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• इतिहासः: a story, account
• इतिहासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इतिहास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यः: which
• यः: Sambandha (Relative connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• वृत्तः: occurred, took place
• वृत्तः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु) → वृत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकालिक; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘happened/occurred’ (past participle)

• तम्: that (story)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निशामय: listen to, attend to
• निशामय: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + शम्/शम (धातु) (निशामयति)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• विप्रः: a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रिय-व्रतः: Priyavrata (name)
• प्रिय-व्रतः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; नाम (proper name)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming particle/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable indicating naming)

• कश्चित्: a certain
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite pronoun)

• आत्रेय: of Atreya
• आत्रेय: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्रेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular; वंशजः इति सम्बन्ध

• वंशजः: descendant
• वंशजः: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंशज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Uttarārka (contextual)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘Suvrata’ interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda, in teaching posture, invites the listener to hear the ancient account; a dignified brāhmaṇa ‘Priyavrata’ is introduced with subtle markers of Ātreya lineage (sage-portrait motif, sacred thread, calm demeanor).

Characters & Entities

• Priyavrata
• Ātreya
• Kāśī (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-glories are taught through exemplary narratives, linking place, lineage, and dharmic character.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context is the Uttarārka/Arka-kuṇḍa area in Kāśī; the verse introduces the local legend.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative setup inviting attentive listening.