Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वं तवाख्यानं कथयामि महामुने । येन मे गर्हितं भोज्यं विभवश्च तथेदृशः

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaṃ tavākhyānaṃ kathayāmi mahāmune | yena me garhitaṃ bhojyaṃ vibhavaśca tathedṛśaḥ

Translation

Oleh itu, wahai Mahāmuni, akan kuceritakan seluruh kisah kepadamu—bagaimana makananku menjadi tercela, dan bagaimana kemegahan luar biasa seperti ini datang kepadaku.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that (cause)
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘तद्’ इत्यस्य पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपं; अव्ययीभावेन कारण/हेतु-अर्थे ‘तस्मात्’ = ‘अतः/तद्-कारणात्’ (ablatival adverb)

• सर्वम्: everything; the whole (account)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (here: द्वितीया—कर्म)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (genitive singular)

• आख्यानम्: narrative; story; account
• आख्यानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आख्यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (object)

• कथयामि: I tell; I narrate
• कथयामि: Kriyā (Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• महामुने: O great sage
• महामुने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामुनि = महा + मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-एकवचन (vocative singular)

• येन: by which; whereby
• येन: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन (instrumental singular); हेतु/साधनार्थे

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनरूपं (enclitic); अत्र षष्ठी—‘मम’

• गर्हितम्: condemned; blameworthy
• गर्हितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्हित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √गर्ह् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• भोज्यम्: food; that which is to be eaten
• भोज्यम्: Karma (Object/Thing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √भुज् (धातु) + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/fit-to-be-eaten)

• विभवः: wealth; prosperity
• विभवः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: thus; so
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थे (adverb: ‘thus/so’)

• ईदृशः: such; of this kind
• ईदृशः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; ‘विभवः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Vaimānika

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāmuni (a great sage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An aged, chastened former king sits before a great sage in an āśrama, hands folded, beginning a full confession; behind him, faint motifs of royal insignia now set aside.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Admitting fault and explaining causes before a sage is part of purification; dharma is clarified through truthful narration and accountability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The scene remains within a tīrtha setting near sacred waters; the verse prepares the tīrtha-linked backstory rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it implies confession/truthful disclosure before a sage as a dharmic corrective.