Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

एतद्वै महदाश्चर्य्यं भवता यत्प्रकाशितम् । एतदाचक्ष्व मे सर्वं कारणं त्रिपुरांतक

Transliteration

etadvai mahadāścaryyaṃ bhavatā yatprakāśitam | etadācakṣva me sarvaṃ kāraṇaṃ tripurāṃtaka

Translation

สิ่งที่ท่านได้เปิดเผยนั้นเป็นอัศจรรย์ยิ่งนัก ขอท่านจงบอกแก่ข้าพเจ้าทั้งหมด—เหตุแห่งเรื่องนี้—โอ้พระตรีปุรานตกะ ผู้ทำลายตรีปุระ

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; निर्देश-सर्वनाम

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• आश्चर्यम्: wonder
• आश्चर्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• भवता: by you
• भवता: Karana (करण/Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक; आदरार्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; आदरसूचक-प्रयोग

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• प्रकाशितम्: revealed
• प्रकाशितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √काश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘made known/revealed’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आचक्ष्व: tell/explain
• आचक्ष्व: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + √चक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me / for me
• मे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Dative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; एनक्लिटिक रूप

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘all (of it)’

• कारणम्: reason/cause
• कारणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• त्रिपुरांतक: O destroyer of Tripura
• त्रिपुरांतक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिपुर + अन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘त्रिपुरस्य अन्तकः’

Speaker

Unspecified interlocutor addressing Śiva as Tripurāntaka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee/sage addresses Tripurāntaka (Śiva) with folded hands, expressing astonishment and requesting the hidden cause; Śiva is calm, poised to teach.

Characters & Entities

• Tripurāntaka (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A seeker should ask for the underlying cause (kāraṇa) of divine events, approaching the Lord with reverence and sincerity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is mentioned in this verse; it functions as a transition into an explanatory teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for instruction.