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Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12

सूत उवाच । एकदा तु स धर्म्मो वै जगाम ब्रह्मसंसदि । तां सभां स समालोक्य ज्ञाननिष्ठोऽभवत्तदा

sūta uvāca | ekadā tu sa dharmmo vai jagāma brahmasaṃsadi | tāṃ sabhāṃ sa samālokya jñānaniṣṭho'bhavattadā

สูตะกล่าวว่า: ครั้งหนึ่ง ธรรมะได้ไปยังสภาของพระพรหมา ครั้นทอดพระเนตรสภานั้นแล้ว เขาก็ตั้งมั่นในญาณอันแน่วแน่ในบัดนั้น

सूतःSūta
सूतः:
Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसूत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
एकदाonce
एकदा:
Kriya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (once)
तुthen/indeed
तु:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
धर्म्मःDharma
धर्म्मः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
वैindeed
वै:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)
जगामwent
जगाम:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
ब्रह्मसंसदिin Brahmā's assembly
ब्रह्मसंसदि:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्-संसद् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः संसदि)
ताम्that
ताम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
सभाम्assembly
सभाम्:
Karman (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसभा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
सःhe
सः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
समालोक्यhaving observed
समालोक्य:
Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-लोक् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), ‘having looked at’
ज्ञाननिष्ठःsteadfast in knowledge
ज्ञाननिष्ठः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञान-निष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (ज्ञाने निष्ठा यस्य)
अभवत्became/was
अभवत्:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
तदाthen
तदा:
Kriya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

Sūta

Listener: Ṛṣis (implied)

Scene: A vast luminous hall with Brahmā on a lotus-throne; Dharma personified enters respectfully; rows of sages and celestial beings sit in ordered tiers; Dharma’s face shows awakening into firm knowledge.

S
Sūta
D
Dharma
B
Brahmā
B
Brahmā’s assembly (Brahma-saṃsad)

FAQs

True dharma matures into jñāna—right conduct culminates in steady spiritual insight.

No earthly tīrtha is named; the scene shifts to Brahmā’s celestial assembly as narrative setup.

None explicitly; it introduces a narrative transition.