Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

लोकानां च हितार्थाय कामाय च सुखाय च । यज्ञं च कथयिष्यामि तत्सर्वं शृणु भूपते

Transliteration

lokānāṃ ca hitārthāya kāmāya ca sukhāya ca | yajñaṃ ca kathayiṣyāmi tatsarvaṃ śṛṇu bhūpate

Translation

เพื่อประโยชน์เกื้อกูลแก่ชนทั้งหลาย เพื่อความสำเร็จแห่งความปรารถนาอันชอบธรรม และเพื่อความสุข เราจักกล่าวถึงพิธียัญญะด้วย จงฟังทั้งหมดเถิด โอ้พระราชา

Word by Word

• लोकानाम्: of people/worlds
• लोकानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: 'and')

• हितार्थाय: for welfare/benefit
• हितार्थाय: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष (हितस्य अर्थः)

• कामाय: for desire
• कामाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• सुखाय: for happiness
• सुखाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• यज्ञम्: sacrifice/ritual
• यज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• कथयिष्यामि: I will explain/tell
• कथयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

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

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

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• भूपते: O king
• भूपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Vyāsa

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vyāsa addressing the king, with a symbolic yajña-altar in the background: fire steady, offerings arranged, people of different stations receiving blessings—visualizing welfare, fulfilled wishes, and contentment.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yajña is presented as a dharmic instrument that supports social welfare, balanced prosperity, and inner contentment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Dharmāraṇya setting frames the teaching, though this verse emphasizes the universal purpose of yajña.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A forthcoming explanation of a yajña is promised, but the verse itself does not specify the ritual’s steps.