Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । सर्वतः कुशलं मेद्य प्रसादाद्ब्रह्मणः सदा । कुशली त्वं महाभाग धर्मपुत्र युधिष्ठिर

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | sarvataḥ kuśalaṃ medya prasādādbrahmaṇaḥ sadā | kuśalī tvaṃ mahābhāga dharmaputra yudhiṣṭhira

Translation

နာရဒက ပြောသည်— “အရှင်မြတ်၊ ဗြဟ္မာ၏ အမြဲတမ်း ကရုဏာတော်ကြောင့် ကျွန်ုပ်သည် အရပ်ရပ်၌ ကောင်းမွန်ပါသည်။ မဟာဘဂ္ဂ ဓမ္မပုတ্ৰ ယုဓိဋ္ဌိရ၊ သင်ကောင်းမွန်သလား?”

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वतः: in every way
• सर्वतः: Sambandha (Manner adjunct/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सर्वदिक्/सर्वप्रकारवाचक (adverb: in every way/from all sides)

• कुशलम्: well-being
• कुशलम्: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; यहाँ प्रथमा—‘कुशलं (अस्ति)’

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (enclitic)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• प्रसादात्: from the grace
• प्रसादात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause/source)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक (adverb: always)

• कुशली: well, in good health
• कुशली: Karta (Predicate of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• धर्मपुत्र: O son of Dharma
• धर्मपुत्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—धर्मस्य पुत्रः (son of Dharma)

• युधिष्ठिर: O Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada speaks with gentle humility, crediting Brahmā’s grace, then asks after Yudhiṣṭhira’s welfare as Dharmaputra.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Brahmā
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmaputra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Well-being is attributed to divine grace; dharmic dialogue begins with mutual welfare and humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a narrative dialogue framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a formal exchange of auspicious inquiry (kuśala-praśna).