Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

संक्षिप्य तु मया पृष्टं विस्तराद्द्विज शंस मे

Transliteration

saṃkṣipya tu mayā pṛṣṭaṃ vistarāddvija śaṃsa me

Translation

संक्षेपेण मया पृष्टं; विस्तरेण, हे द्विज, तत् मे शंस व्याख्याहि।

Word by Word

• संक्षिप्य: having summarized, briefly
• संक्षिप्य: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + √क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having summarized/briefly’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• पृष्टम्: asked
• पृष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पृच्छ् (धातु) → पृष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘asked’ (agreeing with implied प्रश्नम्)

• विस्तरात्: in detail, from elaboration
• विस्तरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ablative singular

• द्विज: O twice-born
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; vocative singular

• शंस: tell, relate
• शंस: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; dative singular

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (addressed as ‘mahārāja’ in the surrounding passage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The questioner requests a full, expansive narration from the brāhmaṇa, emphasizing humility and eagerness to hear.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and eagerness to learn invite fuller revelation of dharma and tīrtha-māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing discussion concerns Siddheśvara Tīrtha, though this verse itself is a conversational transition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it requests an expanded explanation of the preceding claim about siddhi and the Ādityas.