Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

त्वां द्रक्ष्यति स विप्रोपि सुनयां स्वप्नलक्षणाम् । तदा परस्परालापो युवयोः संभविष्यति

Transliteration

tvāṃ drakṣyati sa vipropi sunayāṃ svapnalakṣaṇām | tadā parasparālāpo yuvayoḥ saṃbhaviṣyati

Translation

स विप्रोऽपि त्वां स्वप्नलक्षणयुक्तां सुनयां द्रक्ष्यति; तदा युवयोः परस्परालापः संभविष्यति।

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्रक्ष्यति: will see
• द्रक्ष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• विप्रः: the brāhmaṇa
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ (also/even)

• सुनयाम्: Sunayā (name)
• सुनयाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुनया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्वप्नलक्षणाम्: having the mark/character of a dream; dream-like
• स्वप्नलक्षणाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वप्न + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative): स्वप्नस्य लक्षणम् यस्याः; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• परस्परालापः: mutual conversation
• परस्परालापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परस्पर + आलाप (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: परस्परस्य आलापः; पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• युवयोः: of you two
• युवयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युव (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• संभविष्यति: will occur/come to be
• संभविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet interior at dawn: Su-nayā, marked by a dream-omen, is seen by a brāhmaṇa; their first conversation begins with modest distance and ritual decorum.

Characters & Entities

• vipra (brāhmaṇa)
• Su-nayā
• svapna-lakṣaṇa (dream-sign)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When destiny ripens, the right meeting occurs naturally, and understanding unfolds through sincere dialogue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears; the focus is the foretold encounter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse predicts events rather than prescribing ritual.