Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच । इत्युक्त्वोपरते सूते शौनकादि महर्षयः । संपूज्य विधिवत्सूतं प्रशस्याथाभ्यनन्दयन्

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | ityuktvoparate sūte śaunakādi maharṣayaḥ | saṃpūjya vidhivatsūtaṃ praśasyāthābhyanandayan

Translation

Vyāsa disse: Quando Sūta assim falou e concluiu, os grandes sábios, tendo Śaunaka à frente, honraram-no devidamente segundo o rito, louvaram-no e manifestaram sua aprovação.

Word by Word

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Perfect, 3rd person singular, परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक (quotative particle)

• उक्त्वा: having said
• उक्त्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (त्वान्त), ‘having said’; Absolutive/gerund

• उपरते: when (he) had paused
• उपरते: Adhikaraṇa (Location/State/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-रम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; ‘ceased/paused’; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग (सूत-विशेषण) Locative singular

• सूते: in the Sūta (narrator)
• सूते: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular ‘in/with respect to Sūta’

• शौनकादयः: Śaunaka and others
• शौनकादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शौनक-आदि (प्रातिपदिक; शौनक + आदि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural ‘Śaunaka and others’

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+पूज् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वार्थे), ‘having duly worshipped’; Gerund

• विधिवत्: properly
• विधिवत्: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘according to rule’

• सूतम्: the Sūta
• सूतम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• प्रशस्य: having praised
• प्रशस्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+शंस् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त, ‘having praised’; Gerund

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (conjunctive particle)

• अभ्यनन्दयन्: they rejoiced/expressed approval
• अभ्यनन्दयन्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+नन्द् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/इम्परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Imperfect, 3rd person plural, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Vyāsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya (frame-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the frame (implicitly the reader; within frame, the sages witnessing Sūta’s conclusion)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest hermitage assembly at Naimiṣāraṇya: Śaunaka and sages rise, offer garlands and arghya to Sūta, praising him; Vyāsa is invoked as the ultimate authority (‘Vyāsa said’), indicating layered narration.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Sūta
• Śaunaka
• Maharṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scripture is preserved through reverent listening and honoring the reciter; gratitude is part of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse describes the conclave setting and the close of the narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vidhivat-pūjā (duly honoring) the Sūta/paurāṇika after the discourse.