Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीसूत उवाच । पुनरित्याह कक्षीवान्पितरं तं मुनीश्वराः । यथोदंकेन गुरुणा प्रेषितोऽहमिहा धुना

Transliteration

śrīsūta uvāca | punarityāha kakṣīvānpitaraṃ taṃ munīśvarāḥ | yathodaṃkena guruṇā preṣito'hamihā dhunā

Translation

ศรีสูตกล่าวว่า: แล้วกักษีวานก็กล่าวกับบิดาอีกครั้งว่า “ข้าแต่มุนีผู้เป็นใหญ่ ดังที่บัดนี้อาจารย์อุทังคะได้ส่งข้ามายังที่นี่…”

Word by Word

• śrī-sūtaḥ: the venerable Sūta
• śrī-sūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (श्रीमान् सूतः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• punar: again
• punar: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle)

• āha: said
• āha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kakṣīvān: Kakṣīvān
• kakṣīvān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kakṣīvat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• pitaram: father
• pitaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tam: that (one)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (that)

• munīśvarāḥ: O lords among sages
• munīśvarāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मुनीनां ईश्वराः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (as, just as)

• udaṃkena: by Udaṃka
• udaṃkena: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udaṃka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• guruṇā: by the teacher
• guruṇā: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• preṣitaḥ: sent, dispatched
• preṣitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-īṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशार्थक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• adhunā: now
• adhunā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Temporal adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालार्थक-अव्यय (now, at present)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Munīśvaras / sage-assembly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta, seated before an assembly of sages, begins recounting; cut to Kakṣīvān respectfully addressing his father, referencing his guru Udaṅka’s command.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Kakṣīvān
• Udaṅka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Obedience to the guru’s command is treated as dharma and becomes the catalyst for sacred journeys and spiritual outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode proceeds toward Agastya-tīrtha within Setukhaṇḍa’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated here; it introduces a guru-commanded pilgrimage/action.