Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

तेभ्यो न्यवेदयत्सर्वं ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽतिहर्षितः । श्रुत्वा ते मुनयो वृत्तमासन्संप्रीतमानसाः

Transliteration

tebhyo nyavedayatsarvaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo'tiharṣitaḥ | śrutvā te munayo vṛttamāsansaṃprītamānasāḥ

Translation

Tomado de grande alegria, ele relatou tudo àqueles brāhmaṇas. Ao ouvirem o acontecimento, os sábios ficaram satisfeitos e contentes de coração.

Word by Word

• तेभ्यः: to them
• तेभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), बहुवचन — dative plural

• न्यवेदयत्: reported, informed
• न्यवेदयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु) (causative/णिच्) → न्यवेदयत्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘he informed’ (णिच्-प्रयोगः)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, बहुवचन — dative plural

• अतिहर्षितः: overjoyed
• अतिहर्षितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग) + हृष् (धातु) → हर्षित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular; ‘greatly delighted’

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) → श्रुत्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘having heard’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — nominative plural

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — nominative plural

• वृत्तम्: the occurrence, matter
• वृत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular

• आसन्: were
• आसन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु) → आसन्
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — ‘they were/became’

• संप्रीतमानसाः: with pleased minds
• संप्रीतमानसाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्री (धातु) → संप्रीत (कृदन्त) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — nominative plural; बहुव्रीहि (येषां मनांसि संप्रीतानि ते)

Speaker

Sūta (implied continuation of narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of sages seated on kuśa mats; Jāṃgala stands respectfully, narrating with folded hands; the sages’ faces soften into pleased approval.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇas
• munis
• Jāṃgala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened through sādhus and learned brāhmaṇas who guide, hear, and confirm righteous practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The satisfaction of the sages follows the successful Rāmeśvara/Setu rites described in the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it emphasizes communicating outcomes to learned authorities (brāhmaṇas/munis).