Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । व्यासशिष्य महाप्राज्ञ सूत पौराणिकोत्तम । आरभ्य दर्भशयनमादेवीपत्तनावधि

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | vyāsaśiṣya mahāprājña sūta paurāṇikottama | ārabhya darbhaśayanamādevīpattanāvadhi

Translation

เหล่าฤๅษีกล่าวว่า: “โอ้ท่านสูตะ ศิษย์แห่งพระวยาส ผู้มีปัญญายิ่ง ผู้เลิศในหมู่นักเล่าปุราณะ โปรดเล่าเรื่องศักดิ์สิทธิ์นี้ ตั้งแต่ดัรภศยนะไปจนถึงเทวีปัตตนะเถิด”

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• व्यास: of Vyāsa
• व्यास: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद (Genitive sense as prior member)

• शिष्य: disciple
• शिष्य: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महाप्राज्ञ: O very wise one
• महाप्राज्ञ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महā (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + प्राज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• पौराणिक: of the Purāṇic narrator
• पौराणिक: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौराणिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद (Genitive sense as prior member)

• उत्तम: O best
• उत्तम: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आरभ्य: starting from
• आरभ्य: Adhikarana/Avyaya (Adverbial relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-रभ् (धातु)
• Form: अव्यय (Gerund/क्त्वान्त-अव्यय), ‘starting from’ अर्थे

• दर्भ: of darbha grass
• दर्भ: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद (Genitive sense as prior member)

• शयनम्: the bed/resting place
• शयनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आ: up to / towards (as prefix)
• आ: Upasarga (Preverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद)
• Form: उपसर्ग (prefix)

• देवी: of the Goddess
• देवी: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद (Genitive sense as prior member)

• पत्तन: of the city/port
• पत्तन: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषे पूर्वपद (Genitive sense as prior member)

• अवधि: the limit, up to
• अवधि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Ṛṣayaḥ (Sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Darbhaśayana; Devīpattana (as narrative termini)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest hermitage assembly: sages seated with kuśa-grass mats, addressing Sūta with reverence, requesting the Setu narrative from Darbhaśayana to Devīpattana; palm-leaf manuscripts and a sacrificial fire nearby.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Sūta
• Darbhaśayana
• Devīpattana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverent listening to Purāṇic narration (śravaṇa) is presented as the proper gateway to understanding tīrtha-glory and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse frames a pilgrimage narrative spanning Darbhaśayana to Devīpattana within the Setu region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed here; it is a request to narrate the tīrtha-account in full sequence.