Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66
Devanagari script
इदं पूर्वमिदं पश्चाद्वक्तव्यं यत्क्रमेण हि । क्रमयोगं तमप्याहुर्वाक्यतत्तविदो बुधाः
Transliteration
idaṃ pūrvamidaṃ paścādvaktavyaṃ yatkrameṇa hi | kramayogaṃ tamapyāhurvākyatattavido budhāḥ
Translation
यत् पूर्वं यच्च पश्चाद् वक्तव्यं क्रमतो हि यत् । तं क्रमयोगमित्याहुर्वाक्यतत्त्वविदो बुधाः ॥
Word by Word
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootइदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
पूर्वम्first; earlier
पूर्वम्:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकाल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'first/before')
इदम्this
इदम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootइदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
पश्चात्afterwards
पश्चात्:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपश्चात् (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'after/afterwards')
वक्तव्यम्is to be said
वक्तव्यम्:
Kriya (Obligation predicate/क्रिया)
TypeAdjective
Root√वच् (धातु)
Formतव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligative); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)
यत्which
यत्:
Sambandha (Relativizer/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (relative particle: 'which/that')
क्रमेणin sequence; orderly
क्रमेण:
Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावेन (adverbial instrumental: 'in order/ क्रमशः')
हिindeed
हि:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formहेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: 'indeed/for')
क्रमयोगम्connection/orderly arrangement
क्रमयोगम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootक्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
तम्that
तम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: 'also')
आहुःthey say
आहुः:
Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√अह् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
वाक्यतत्त्वविदःknowers of the truth of sentence(-structure)
वाक्यतत्त्वविदः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवाक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + तत्त्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
बुधाःthe wise
बुधाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootबुध (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
Speaker
Satyavrata
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛs (implied)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A pilgrim’s ritual sequence shown as a left-to-right narrative frieze: saṅkalpa, bathing, offering water, temple darśana, giving charity.
Characters & Entities
S
SatyavrataFAQs
Spiritual instruction gains power when delivered in the right order—structure supports understanding and practice.
No tīrtha is referenced; the focus is on the craft of dharmic exposition.
None; it teaches an instructional discipline: speak in proper sequence.