Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

व्यास उवाच । पुराणसंहितां सूत ब्रूते त्रैकालिकीं कथाम् । संदेहो नात्र कर्तव्यो यतस्तद्गोचरोखिलम्

Transliteration

vyāsa uvāca | purāṇasaṃhitāṃ sūta brūte traikālikīṃ kathām | saṃdeho nātra kartavyo yatastadgocarokhilam

Translation

พระวยาสะกล่าวว่า: โอ้สูตะ คัมภีร์ปุราณสังหิตาเล่าเรื่องอันครอบคลุมไตรกาล—อดีต ปัจจุบัน และอนาคต—อย่าได้ก่อความสงสัยในที่นี้ เพราะสิ่งทั้งปวงล้วนอยู่ในขอบเขตของคัมภีร์นั้น

Word by Word

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुराणसंहिताम्: the Purāṇa-compendium
• पुराणसंहिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—पुराणस्य संहिता (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

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

• ब्रूते: speaks; tells
• ब्रूते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• त्रैकालिकीम्: pertaining to the three times
• त्रैकालिकीम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रैकालिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘कथाम्’; समासः—त्रयः कालाः (भूत-वर्तमान-भविष्यत्) तेषां सम्बन्धिनी (तत्पुरुषः)

• कथाम्: story; account
• कथाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• अत्र: here; in this matter
• अत्र: Desha (Place/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (here/in this matter)

• कर्तव्यः: to be made; to be done
• कर्तव्यः: Vidhaya (Predicate complement/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive: ‘to be done’), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘संदेहः … कर्तव्यः’

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (because/since)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् ‘अखिलम्’/सम्बन्धः ‘गोचर’

• गोचरः: within reach; scope
• गोचरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘गोचर’ = reach/scope

• अखिलम्: entire; all
• अखिलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तत् … अखिलम्’ = wholly/all

Speaker

Vyāsa

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vyāsa, serene and authoritative, reassures Sūta: the Purāṇic compendium speaks a three-times narrative; doubt is out of place. The scene is scholastic, calm, and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Sūta
• Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic revelation is presented as a comprehensive, time-transcending vehicle for Dharma; faith is paired with the tradition’s internal authority.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the credibility of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s sacred-geographical teachings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a doctrinal clarification about narration and authority.