Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

यत्कर्तव्यमिदानीं ते तद्वदस्व करोम्यहम् । मुनिमेवं वदंतं तं प्रत्यवादीद्युगंधरः

Transliteration

yatkartavyamidānīṃ te tadvadasva karomyaham | munimevaṃ vadaṃtaṃ taṃ pratyavādīdyugaṃdharaḥ

Translation

“บัดนี้สิ่งใดควรกระทำเพื่อท่าน จงบอกมา เราจักกระทำให้” เมื่อฤๅษีกล่าวดังนี้ ยุคันธระจึงทูลตอบท่าน

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (कर्तव्यम् इत्यस्य विषयः)

• कर्तव्यम्: to be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Karma (Obligation object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कर्तव्य (तव्यत्-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्तः (gerundive; ‘to be done’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इदानीम्: now
• इदानीम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (now)

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• वदस्व: tell (me)
• वदस्व: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• करोमि: I do
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• मुनिम्: the sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (thus/in this manner)

• वदन्तम्: speaking
• वदन्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वद् (धातु) → वदन्त् (शतृ-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्तः (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; (मुनिम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रत्यवादीत्: replied
• प्रत्यवादीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + वद् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• युगन्धरः: Yugandhara
• युगन्धरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युगन्धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (introducing Śāṇḍilya’s offer and Yugandhara’s response)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śāṇḍilyāśrama (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage speaks with open palm gesture, promising help; the minister stands slightly forward, preparing to answer; the king remains humble and silent.

Characters & Entities

• Śāṇḍilya
• Yugandhara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True guidance is practical—dharma asks, listens, and then acts in service to what is right.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on āśrama dialogue and dharmic instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it frames readiness to perform whatever dharmic act the sage prescribes.