Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

इति सारस्वतेनोक्तं वाक्यमाकर्ण्य भूपतिः । सीमंतिन्याः प्रभावेण विस्मयं परमं गतः

Transliteration

iti sārasvatenoktaṃ vākyamākarṇya bhūpatiḥ | sīmaṃtinyāḥ prabhāveṇa vismayaṃ paramaṃ gataḥ

Translation

ครั้นพระราชาทรงสดับถ้อยคำที่สารัสวตะกล่าว ก็ทรงตกตะลึงยิ่งนักต่ออานุภาพอันอัศจรรย์ของนางสีมันตินี

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक-अव्यय (quotative/particle)

• सारस्वतेन: by Sārasvata
• सारस्वतेन: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (M), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उक्तम्: spoken, said
• उक्तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• वाक्यम्: statement, words
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (N), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आकर्ण्य: having heard
• आकर्ण्य: Kriyā (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + कर्ण्/कृ (धातु: कर्ण् ‘to hear’ as denominative) → आकर्ण्य (क्त्वा/ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund/ल्यप्), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (prior action)

• भूपतिः: the king (lord of the earth)
• भूपतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, पुल्लिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सीमंतिन्याः: of Sīmantinī
• सीमंतिन्याः: Sambandha (Possessor/Source relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीमन्तिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (F), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रभावेण: by the power
• प्रभावेण: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (M), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विस्मयम्: astonishment
• विस्मयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्मय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (M), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• परमम्: supreme, great
• परमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (M), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गतः: went to, attained
• गतः: Kriyā (Main predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त/PPP)
• Form: कृदन्त (past participle used finitely), पुल्लिङ्ग (M), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king listens to Sārasvata’s words and is visibly astonished, glancing toward Sīmantinī whose presence radiates an uncanny, composed power; courtiers whisper, sages remain calm.

Characters & Entities

• Sārasvata
• King (bhūpati)
• Sīmantinī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives often mark divine or dharmic power through ‘vismaya’—a turning point that leads the listener toward faith and corrective action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it emphasizes the marvel of spiritual potency manifested through a person.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is directly stated; the verse transitions the story toward seeking guidance and remedy.