Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा ते तथा चक्रुः सर्वेपि वचनं मम । प्राप्य वाराणसीं दृष्ट्वा संवर्तं ते तथा व्यधुः

Transliteration

tacchrutvā te tathā cakruḥ sarvepi vacanaṃ mama | prāpya vārāṇasīṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃvartaṃ te tathā vyadhuḥ

Translation

ဤသို့ ကြားသော် သူတို့အားလုံးသည် ငါ၏စကားအတိုင်း တိတိကျကျ လုပ်ဆောင်ကြ၏။ ဝါရာဏသီသို့ ရောက်ပြီး စံဝර්တ ကို မြင်လျှင်လည်း အမိန့်အတိုင်း ထိုနည်းတူ ပြုကြ၏။

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Sambandha (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम् (Plural)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha/Modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्ययम् (adverb of manner)

• चक्रुः: did
• चक्रुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (also/even)

• वचनम्: word; instruction
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• मम: of me; my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• प्राप्य: having reached
• प्राप्य: Sambandha (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund)

• वाराणसीम्: Vārāṇasī
• वाराणसीम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाराणसी (प्रातिपदिक; स्थाननाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Sambandha (पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (gerund)

• संवर्तम्: Saṃvarta
• संवर्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha/Modifier (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्ययम्

• व्यधुः: did/performed
• व्यधुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√धा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vārāṇasī (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A travel scene: pilgrims arrive at Vārāṇasī—riverfront steps, temples, and bustling ghāṭas—then spot Saṃvarta and enact the previously given instructions with careful coordination.

Characters & Entities

• Vārāṇasī
• Saṃvarta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful execution of a guide’s instruction is portrayed as the means to reach and recognize spiritual truth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī), explicitly named as the destination and sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it narrates obedience to instructions within a saint-identification episode.