Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

अत्र गाथा पुरा गीता नारदेन महात्मना । बहुविप्रसमवाये पर्वतेस्मिन्महीपते

Transliteration

atra gāthā purā gītā nāradena mahātmanā | bahuviprasamavāye parvatesminmahīpate

Translation

Di sini, wahai raja, pada zaman dahulu suatu gāthā suci pernah dinyanyikan oleh Nārada yang berhati agung, di gunung ini, di tengah perhimpunan ramai para brāhmaṇa.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb: here)

• गाथा: a verse/ballad
• गाथा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गाथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly/once)

• गीता: was sung
• गीता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु) + क्त (भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (गाथा) विशेषणरूपेण

• नारदेन: by Narada
• नारदेन: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• महात्मना: by the great-souled (one)
• महात्मना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (नारदेन)

• बहुविप्रसमवाये: in the gathering of many Brahmins
• बहुविप्रसमवाये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु + विप्र + समवाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (बहूनां विप्राणां समवायः)

• पर्वते: on the mountain
• पर्वते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महीपते: O king (lord of the earth)
• महीपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मही + पति)

Speaker

Pulastya (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahīpati (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Arbuda mountain, Nārada stands amid a large assembly of brāhmaṇas, singing an ancient gāthā; a king listens respectfully as the tīrtha’s glory is about to be revealed.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Mountain (Parvata)
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The greatness of a place is authenticated through sage-tradition—Nārada’s recitation in a learned assembly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The mountain locale of the Arbuda Khaṇḍa (Arbuda/Aravalli sacred region) where the Māhātmya is being narrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it introduces an authoritative gāthā (traditional verse) about the site.