Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

संप्रयच्छति कां सिद्धिमेतन्नो ब्रूहि सुव्रत । श्रुतमप्यसकृत्सूत भूयस्तृष्णा प्रवर्धते

Transliteration

saṃprayacchati kāṃ siddhimetanno brūhi suvrata | śrutamapyasakṛtsūta bhūyastṛṣṇā pravardhate

Translation

အို သုဝရတ (သီလကောင်းသူ)၊ ဤ (ပရဒိုးရှ ပူဇော်မှု) သည် မည်သည့် စိဒ္ဓိကို ပေးသနည်း ကျွန်ုပ်တို့အား ပြောပြပါ။ အို စူတ၊ အကြိမ်ကြိမ် ကြားပြီးသားဖြစ်သော်လည်း ထပ်မံကြားလိုသည့် ဆာလောင်မှုက ပို၍ တိုးပွားလာသည်။

Word by Word

• संप्रयच्छति: bestows, grants
• संप्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम्/यच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; उपसर्ग: सम्+प्र

• काम्: which (what kind of)
• काम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक विशेषण (सिद्धिम्)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment, success
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; संकेत (demonstrative)

• नः: to us/for us
• नः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), बहुवचन; एनक्लिटिक रूप

• ब्रूहि: tell (please)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• सुव्रत: O one of good vows
• सुव्रत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुव्रत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सुन्दरं व्रतं यस्य)

• श्रुतम्: heard
• श्रुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• असकृत्: many times, repeatedly
• असकृत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सूत: O Sūta
• सूत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तृष्णा: desire, thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रवर्धते: increases
• प्रवर्धते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Ṛṣis (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pradoṣa-vrata (time observance)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up of a leading sage addressing Sūta with earnest eyes; other sages nod; a scroll or palm-leaf text open, symbolizing repeated hearing; twilight lamp nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Sūta
• Pradoṣa (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy teachings remain ever-fresh; repeated hearing deepens desire for dharma and clarifies the fruits of worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; the inquiry concerns the fruit (siddhi) of a sacred observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The question centers on the phala (result) of Pradoṣa-time worship/vow, preparing for a description of its observance.