Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

युगन्धर उवाच । अस्ति शांडिल्यनामा तु महर्षिः सत्यवाक्छुचिः

Transliteration

yugandhara uvāca | asti śāṃḍilyanāmā tu maharṣiḥ satyavākchuciḥ

Translation

ยุคันธระกล่าวว่า “มีมหาฤๅษีนามว่า ศาณฑิลยะ ผู้กล่าวสัจจะและบริสุทธิ์ผุดผ่อง”

Word by Word

• युगन्धरः: Yugandhara
• युगन्धरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगन्धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वक्ता

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शाण्डिल्यनामा: named Śāṇḍilya
• शाण्डिल्यनामा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाण्डिल्य + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य नाम शाण्डिल्यः सः) विशेषण (महर्षिः)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle)

• महर्षिः: great sage
• महर्षिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सत्यवाक्: truth-speaking
• सत्यवाक्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (यस्य वाक् सत्यं सः) विशेषण (महर्षिः)

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (महर्षिः)

Speaker

Yugandhara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śāṇḍilyāśrama (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous portrait-like introduction of Sage Śāṇḍilya: serene face, matted locks, simple bark garments, aura of purity and truth.

Characters & Entities

• Yugandhara
• Śāṇḍilya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma points seekers toward saints whose power rests on truthfulness and inner purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it introduces the sage who will be approached.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the instruction here is directional—approach a truthful, pure sage.