Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

एतत्सर्वं यथान्यायं देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः । चरितं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कथ्यमानं त्वयानघ

Transliteration

etatsarvaṃ yathānyāyaṃ devadevasya cakriṇaḥ | caritaṃ śrotumicchāmi kathyamānaṃ tvayānagha

Translation

“ข้าปรารถนาจะสดับเรื่องราวอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ทั้งหมดของพระผู้ทรงจักร ผู้เป็นเทวะเหนือเทวะ ตามลำดับและตามธรรมเนียมอันถูกต้อง; โอ้ท่านผู้ปราศจากมลทิน โปรดเล่าให้ข้าฟังเถิด”

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; एतत्-विशेषण

• यथा: according to
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (indeclinable: as/according to)

• न्यायम्: proper rule/justice
• न्यायम्: Sambandha (Standard/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘यथा’ इत्यस्य सह (as per rule)

• देवदेवस्य: of the god of gods
• देवदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (देवानां देवः)

• चक्रिणः: of the discus-bearer
• चक्रिणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• चरितम्: deeds/life-story
• चरितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), ‘to hear’

• इच्छामि: I wish
• इच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कथ्यमानम्: being narrated
• कथ्यमानम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्मणि वर्तमानकाले (present passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; चरितम्-विशेषण

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: मार्कण्डेय (त्वया… अनघ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: युधिष्ठिर हाथ जोड़कर, सामने मार्कण्डेय; बीच में पुराण-पुस्तक/ताड़पत्र; पृष्ठभूमि में चक्र-चिह्न/विष्णु-ध्वज

Characters & Entities

• Devadeva
• Cakrin (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Hearing sacred narratives in proper order and with reverence is itself a dharmic act that supports right understanding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly mentioned in this verse; it introduces the requested narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied practice is śravaṇa (devotional listening) of Purāṇic carita; no explicit vrata, dāna, or snāna is stated.