Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

आत्मानमसुतं ज्ञात्वा स भृशं पर्यतप्यत । स युगंधरमाहूय मंत्रिणं मन्त्रवित्तमम्

Transliteration

ātmānamasutaṃ jñātvā sa bhṛśaṃ paryatapyata | sa yugaṃdharamāhūya maṃtriṇaṃ mantravittamam

Translation

ครั้นพระราชาทรงตระหนักว่าพระองค์ไร้โอรส ก็ทรงทุกข์ร้อนยิ่งนัก แล้วจึงทรงเรียกยุคันธระ มหาอำมาตย์ผู้ชำนาญยิ่งในถ้อยคำปรึกษาและอุบายธรรม

Word by Word

• आत्मानम्: himself (self)
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• असुतम्: sonless
• असुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (आत्मानम्)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• भृशम्: excessively, greatly
• भृशम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• पर्यतप्यत: was tormented / suffered
• पर्यतप्यत: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: परि-

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• युगन्धरम्: Yugandhara
• युगन्धरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगन्धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• आहूय: having summoned
• आहूय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आह्वा (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; उपसर्ग: आ-

• मन्त्रिणम्: minister, counsellor
• मन्त्रिणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मन्त्रवित्तमम्: most knowledgeable in counsel/mantras
• मन्त्रवित्तमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्र + वित्तम (प्रातिपदिक); वित्तम = विद्वत्/वित्त (श्रेष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (मन्त्रिणम्); तृतीय-तत्पुरुषः (मन्त्रेषु वित्तमः/श्रेष्ठः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, likely Sūta-style narration within Setukhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king seated in a dim audience hall, head bowed in worry, summoning his chief minister Yugandhara; attendants stand silent, lamps flicker, the mood is heavy with concern over heirlessness.

Characters & Entities

• Yugandhara (minister)
• the King (Śatānīka—implied in later verse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When suffering arises, dharmic action begins with seeking wise counsel rather than acting in haste.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sets the narrative context in the Setukhaṇḍa; the explicit tīrtha-glorification is not stated in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse highlights consultation with a minister as a dharmic first step.