Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तत्फलोदयसंपत्तौ तद्भवान्संस्मृतो मुने । वेत्सि सर्वमतं त्वं वै तथापि परिनोदकः

Transliteration

tatphalodayasaṃpattau tadbhavānsaṃsmṛto mune | vetsi sarvamataṃ tvaṃ vai tathāpi parinodakaḥ

Translation

அந்த பலனளிக்கும் செழிப்பு எழுந்தபோது, ஓ முனிவரே, நான் உம்மை நினைத்தேன். நீர் அனைவரின் கருத்தையும் அறிவீர்; ஆயினும் கேள்வியால் தூண்டி வழிகாட்டுகிறீர்।

Word by Word

• tat-phala-udaya-saṃpattau: upon the attainment of the arising of that fruit
• tat-phala-udaya-saṃpattau: Adhikaraṇa (Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpatti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (locative: 'at the attainment of the rise of its fruit/result')

• tat-bhavān: you (honorific)
• tat-bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (honorific pronoun: 'your honour/you')

• saṃsmṛtaḥ: remembered
• saṃsmṛtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + smṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• vetsi: you know
• vetsi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); परस्मैपद; मध्यम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• sarva-matam: everything, all that is thought/known
• sarva-matam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + mata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः ('all opinion/whole doctrine' = 'everything')

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle: 'indeed')

• tathāpi: nevertheless
• tathāpi: Sambandha (Concession)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययीभावार्थ-समुच्चय (concessive: 'even so/however')

• parinodakaḥ: a dispeller, remover
• parinodakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pari + nud (धातु) + -aka (प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्तरि-ण्वुल्/अक-प्रत्ययार्थक नाम (agent noun: 'one who drives away/dispels')

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍunandana (frame); Indra (speaker within)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra acknowledges the sage’s omniscience yet praises his role as a prompter who asks questions to guide the conversation toward beneficial revelation.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (implied)
• Nārada (addressed as muni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the wise ask questions to draw out Dharma-teachings for the benefit of others; guidance often begins with purposeful inquiry.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse centers on counsel and the role of a sage in cosmic affairs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it highlights didactic dialogue rather than ritual.