Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तथापि खलु वाच्यं मे परार्थं प्रेरितेन ते । मुनिः कात्यायनोनाम श्रुत्वा धर्मान्पुनर्बहून्

Transliteration

tathāpi khalu vācyaṃ me parārthaṃ preritena te | muniḥ kātyāyanonāma śrutvā dharmānpunarbahūn

Translation

“ถึงกระนั้น ด้วยแรงดลใจจากพระองค์ เพื่อประโยชน์อันสูงยิ่ง ข้าพระองค์จำต้องกราบทูล มีฤๅษีนามกาตยายะนะ ผู้ได้สดับคำสอนแห่งธรรมะมากมายซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า…”

Word by Word

• तथा: so
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतावाचक-अव्यय (so)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोध (even/also)

• खलु: indeed
• खलु: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: खलु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• वाच्यम्: to be said/should be spoken
• वाच्यम्: Kriya (Obligation predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: to be said), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मे: by me/of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive) एकवचन (Singular)

• परार्थम्: for another's sake
• परार्थम्: Hetu/Prayojana (Purpose/हेतु-प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रेरितेन: by one who is prompted/urged
• प्रेरितेन: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-ईर्/प्रेर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (Singular)

• ते: by you/of you
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (Singular)

• कात्यायनः: Kātyāyana
• कात्यायनः: Karta (Appositional subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कात्यायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नामार्थक-अव्यय (named)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• धर्मान्: duties/laws
• धर्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (again)

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Suśravā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Suśravā continues: compelled by Brahmā for a higher purpose, he introduces sage Kātyāyana—shown as an austere ṛṣi listening repeatedly to dharma teachings, preparing for a journey.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Suśravā
• Kātyāyana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is not mere accumulation of rules; repeated learning should mature into seeking the true ‘purpose’ (parārtha) and essence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not yet; the verse introduces Kātyāyana’s quest that will lead toward a sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; emphasis is on śravaṇa (hearing teachings) and purposeful instruction.