Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वा वाक्यं ततो विप्राः परं हर्षमुपागताः । जग्मुस्ततोऽतिमुदिता वाक्यं तत्र निवेदितम्

Transliteration

śrutvā vākyaṃ tato viprāḥ paraṃ harṣamupāgatāḥ | jagmustato'timuditā vākyaṃ tatra niveditam

Translation

ครั้นได้สดับพระดำรัสนั้น พราหมณ์ทั้งหลายก็เปี่ยมด้วยความปีติยิ่ง แล้วด้วยใจยินดีเป็นอย่างยิ่ง จึงไปยังที่นั้นและทูลแจ้งถ้อยคำตามรับสั่ง

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• वाक्यम्: the statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kāla/Hetu connector (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/अनन्तरार्थ (from then/thereupon)

• विप्राः: the Brahmins
• विप्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• परम्: great/utter
• परम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• हर्षम्: joy
• हर्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• उपागताः: having attained/reached
• उपागताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle) प्रयुक्तः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• जग्मुः: they went
• जग्मुः: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla connector (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थ (then)

• अतिमुदिताः: very delighted
• अतिमुदिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + मुदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण; 'अति' उपसर्गपूर्वक

• वाक्यम्: the message
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• निवेदितम्: was reported/informed
• निवेदितम्: Kriyā (Reported/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + विद् (धातु) + णिच् + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive sense)

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas, faces bright with joy, set out together along a path, carrying the king’s message; their gait is quick, their gestures animated.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharmic leadership acts decisively, harmony arises and righteous agents carry out duties with gladness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya provides the sacred context; this verse itself highlights the unfolding of dharma rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it narrates the delivery of an instruction related to support of brāhmaṇas.