Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

तच्छ्रुत्वा विस्मयाविष्ट इंद्रद्युम्नोऽपि दुःखितः । पप्रचछ जीविते हेतुमतिमात्रे विहंगमम्

Transliteration

tacchrutvā vismayāviṣṭa iṃdradyumno'pi duḥkhitaḥ | papracacha jīvite hetumatimātre vihaṃgamam

Translation

ဤစကားကို ကြားသော် အင်ဒြဒျုမ္န မင်းသည် အံ့ဩ၍လည်းကောင်း ဝမ်းနည်း၍လည်းကောင်း ဖြစ်ကာ၊ အလွန်ပညာရှိသော ငှက်ကို မိမိ၏ ရှည်လျားသော အသက်ရှင်ရခြင်း၏ အကြောင်းရင်းကို မေးမြန်း하였다။

Word by Word

• tat: that (thing/statement)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (gerund/absolutive); ‘having heard’

• vismayāviṣṭaḥ: overcome with astonishment
• vismayāviṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āviṣṭa (कृदन्त, √viś/ā-viś)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण; समासः—विस्मयेन आविष्टः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• indradyumnaḥ: Indradyumna
• indradyumnaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indradyumna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• duḥkhitaḥ: sorrowful
• duḥkhitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: duḥkhita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (√khi?; रूढ) विशेषण

• papraccha: asked
• papraccha: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√prach (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he asked’

• jīvite: in (his) life / regarding life
• jīvite: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• hetumati: having a reason
• hetumati: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hetumat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘having a cause/reason’ (qualifying ‘mātrā’)

• mātre: measure/extent (only)
• mātre: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (पाठभेद-संभावना: ‘mātrām’)

• vihaṅgamam: the bird
• vihaṅgamam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vihaṅgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jagadyogeśvara (Śiva-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King Indradyumna, astonished and saddened, questions a wise vulture-bird about the secret cause of its long life; the setting hints at a sacred forest shrine atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumna
• Gṛdhra (as ‘the bird’)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic seeker responds to shocking truth with inquiry, aiming to understand causes (hetu) behind karmic outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit site is named; the verse transitions into a mahātmya-style explanation of karmic causality.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces a question about the karmic reason for longevity.