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Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच । शृणु सूत महाबुद्धे यथा स्कंदेन भाषितम् । भविष्यं मम तस्याग्रे कुंभयोने महामते

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | śṛṇu sūta mahābuddhe yathā skaṃdena bhāṣitam | bhaviṣyaṃ mama tasyāgre kuṃbhayone mahāmate

Translation

Vyāsa berkata: Dengarlah, wahai Sūta yang amat bijaksana, sebagaimana yang telah diucapkan oleh Skanda. (Dengarlah) masa depan yang menyangkut diriku, yang telah dituturkan di hadapan Kumbhayoni Agastya, sang maha arif yang lahir dari tempayan.

Word by Word
व्यासःVyāsa
व्यासः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन
सूतO Sūta
सूत:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootसूत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन
महाबुद्धेO great-minded one
महाबुद्धे:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा (प्रातिपदिक) + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (महती बुद्धिः यस्य)
यथाas
यथा:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानवाचक (as/just as)
स्कन्देनby Skanda
स्कन्देन:
Kartr-karana (Agent-instrument/कर्ता-करण)
TypeNoun
Rootस्कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
भाषितम्spoken
भाषितम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootभाष् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; ‘spoken’
भविष्यम्the future
भविष्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootभविष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
तस्यof him/of that
तस्य:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
अग्रेin front/presence
अग्रे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootअग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन
कुम्भ-योनेO one born from a pot (Agastya)
कुम्भ-योने:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootकुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कुम्भात् योनि: यस्य/कुम्भयोनि:)
महामतेO great-souled/wise one
महामते:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeAdjective
Rootमहा (प्रातिपदिक) + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (महती मतिः यस्य)
Speaker

Vyāsa

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vyāsa, austere and luminous, addresses Sūta in a hermitage; behind them, a faint vignette shows Skanda speaking to Agastya—visualizing nested narration like a story within a story.

Characters & Entities
V
Vyāsa
S
Sūta
S
Skanda
A
Agastya (Kumbhayoni)

FAQs

Purāṇic wisdom is preserved through layered transmission—Skanda’s words are carried forward by Vyāsa to Sūta.

The broader context is Kāśī-māhātmya within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse primarily sets the narrative frame.

None; it introduces the next section of narration.

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