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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

इतिहासेन पूर्वोक्तं श्रूयतां मुनिपुङ्गवाः । दिलीपवसिष्ठ संवादे परमाश्चर्य्यवर्द्धनम्

Transliteration

itihāsena pūrvoktaṃ śrūyatāṃ munipuṅgavāḥ | dilīpavasiṣṭha saṃvāde paramāścaryyavarddhanam

Translation

Ó melhores dos sábios, ouvi o que foi dito antes como antiga narrativa—um episódio no diálogo de Dilīpa e Vasiṣṭha, maravilhoso e cada vez mais assombroso.

Word by Word
इतिहासेनby (means of) the narrative/history
इतिहासेन:
Karana (Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootइतिहास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन
पूर्वोक्तम्previously said
पूर्वोक्तम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व-उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् (धातु) + क्त)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि विशेषण
श्रूयताम्let it be heard
श्रूयताम्:
Kriya (Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√श्रु (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन
मुनिपुङ्गवाःO best of sages
मुनिपुङ्गवाः:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि-पुङ्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संबोधनार्थे (vocative-sense)
दिलीपवसिष्ठ(of) Dilīpa and Vasiṣṭha
दिलीपवसिष्ठ:
Sambandha (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootदिलीप-वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थे पूर्वपदसमाहार; समासपूर्वपद (द्वन्द्व) — ‘दिलीपस्य वसिष्ठस्य च’ इत्यर्थे
संवादेin the dialogue
संवादे:
Adhikarana (Location/Context)
TypeNoun
Rootसंवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन
परमsupreme, very great
परम:
Visheshana (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootपरम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण
आश्चर्यवर्द्धनम्wonder-increasing (account)
आश्चर्यवर्द्धनम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootआश्चर्य-वर्द्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker

Narrator (within Dvārakā Māhātmya; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: muni-puṅgava (addressed sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest āśrama setting: Vasiṣṭha seated on kuśa grass with a calm aura; King Dilīpa sits respectfully with folded hands; surrounding sages lean in as the ‘wondrous account’ is about to be narrated.

Characters & Entities
D
Dilīpa
V
Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

Purāṇas teach dharma through revered dialogues and illustrative legends, preparing the listener for a transformative moral lesson.

The immediate context remains Dvārakā Māhātmya, though this verse introduces an illustrative story via Dilīpa–Vasiṣṭha.

None directly—this verse functions as a narrative preface inviting attentive listening (śravaṇa).

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