Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

ततस्तद्वचनादेव तामपृच्छन्स्त्रियो मिथः । ताभ्यः शशंस तत्सर्वं सा स्ववृत्तं महाद्भुतम्

Transliteration

tatastadvacanādeva tāmapṛcchanstriyo mithaḥ | tābhyaḥ śaśaṃsa tatsarvaṃ sā svavṛttaṃ mahādbhutam

Translation

ครั้นแล้วตามถ้อยคำนั้น สตรีทั้งหลายก็ซักถามนางกันเอง; และนางได้เล่าเรื่องราวอันน่าอัศจรรย์ของตนทั้งหมดแก่พวกนาง

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (then)

• तत्-वचनात्: from that statement
• तत्-वचनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य वचनम्)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अपृच्छन्: asked
• अपृच्छन्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ्/पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्त्रियः: women
• स्त्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• मिथः: mutually, among themselves
• मिथः: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मिथः (अव्यय)
• Form: परस्परवाचक-अव्यय (reciprocal adverb: mutually)

• ताभ्यः: to them
• ताभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Dat./Abl.), बहुवचन

• शशंस: told, related
• शशंस: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• स्व-वृत्तम्: her own story/occurrence
• स्व-वृत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + वृत्त (प्रातिपदिक; वृत् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (स्वस्य वृत्तम् = one's own account)

• महत्-अद्भुतम्: very wonderful
• महत्-अद्भुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक) + अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महच्च तत् अद्भुतम्)

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Women gathered in a close circle as the woman recounts her wondrous life-event; listeners show astonishment and compassion; the atmosphere is intimate, with a sense of revelation and relief.

Characters & Entities

• Striyaḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honest testimony, given in the proper setting, establishes truth and supports dharmic order in society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates inquiry and disclosure.