Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

विश्रवा उवाच । शोभने कस्य पुत्री त्वं कुतो वा त्वमिहागता

Transliteration

viśravā uvāca | śobhane kasya putrī tvaṃ kuto vā tvamihāgatā

Translation

วิศรวากล่าวว่า “โอ้ผู้เป็นมงคล เจ้าเป็นธิดาของผู้ใด และมาจากที่ใดจึงมาถึงที่นี่?”

Word by Word

• विश्रवाः: Viśravas (name)
• विश्रवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśravas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शोभने: O beautiful one
• शोभने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śobhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कस्य: of whom
• कस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुत्री: daughter
• पुत्री: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुतः: from where
• कुतः: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण-अर्थे)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Interrogative adverb)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Particle/alternative ‘or’)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुषार्थे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• आगता: (have) come
• आगता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Viśravā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical Purāṇic audience; not explicit in verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene āśrama near the sea-coast of Setu; sage Viśravā seated on kuśa-grass mat, asking a veiled maiden her lineage; palms of the maiden poised to fold, soft wind, distant waves.

Characters & Entities

• Viśravā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dhārmic encounter begins with respectful inquiry—identity, lineage, and purpose are asked plainly and courteously.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu (Setukṣetra/Rāmeśvaram region) forms the narrative setting of the Setukhaṇḍa, though this verse itself is dialogic rather than descriptive of merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces a dialogue by asking the visitor’s identity and origin.