Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

अन्या अपि स्त्रियः संति देशे देशे जनार्दन । बह्व्यस्तासां वरां कांचिद्योषितं वक्तुमर्हसि

Transliteration

anyā api striyaḥ saṃti deśe deśe janārdana | bahvyastāsāṃ varāṃ kāṃcidyoṣitaṃ vaktumarhasi

Translation

အို ဇနာရ္ဒန၊ နယ်မြေတိုင်း နယ်မြေတိုင်းတွင် အခြားသော မိန်းမများလည်း ရှိသည်။ ထိုသူတို့ထဲမှ ထူးမြတ်သော ကညာတစ်ဦးကို သင်ညွှန်ပြသင့်သည်။

Word by Word

• अन्याः: other
• अन्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (स्त्रियः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक (particle: also/even)

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सन्ति: are; exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• देशे: in a place
• देशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• देशे: in (each) place
• देशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (deśe deśe)

• जनार्दन: O Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)
• जनार्दन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• बह्व्यः: many
• बह्व्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (स्त्रियः)

• तासाम्: of them
• तासाम्: Sambandha (Among them/of them/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• वराम्: excellent; best
• वराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (योषितम्)

• काञ्चित्: some (one)
• काञ्चित्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; काञ्चित् = कांचित्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (some)

• योषितम्: woman
• योषितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वक्तुम्: to tell; to name
• वक्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive/तुमन्त), ‘to speak/tell’

• अर्हसि: you should; you are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrative voice (speaker not named in verse; addressing Janārdana/Kṛṣṇa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A petitioner addressing Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana), asking him to name an excellent maiden among many lands; courtly setting with map-like suggestion of diverse regions.

Characters & Entities

• Janārdana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seek guidance from the wise when making life-shaping choices; dharma values prudent selection and good counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is interpersonal counsel, not tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.