Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । देवदेव महाभाग व्रतानि सुबहून्यपि । श्रुतानि त्वन्मुखाद्ब्रह्मन्न तृप्तिमधिगच्छति

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | devadeva mahābhāga vratāni subahūnyapi | śrutāni tvanmukhādbrahmanna tṛptimadhigacchati

Translation

นารทกล่าวว่า: ข้าแต่เทพเหนือเทพ ข้าแต่พระพรหมผู้ทรงมหาภาค แม้ข้าพเจ้าได้ฟังพรตมากมายจากพระโอษฐ์ของพระองค์แล้ว ใจของข้าพเจ้ายังไม่อิ่มเอม

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• देवदेव: O god of gods
• देवदेव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (देवानां देवः)

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• व्रतानि: vows
• व्रतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), बहुवचन; अत्र कर्मरूपेण (श्रुतानि)

• सुबहूनि: very many
• सुबहूनि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (व्रतानि)

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle), समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ ‘also/even’

• श्रुतानि: heard
• श्रुतानि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (व्रतानि) इत्यस्य विशेषण

• त्वन्मुखात्: from your mouth
• त्वन्मुखात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (तव मुखम्)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmā
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negative particle)

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अधिगच्छति: attains
• अधिगच्छति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: अधि-

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada with folded hands, eyes uplifted, expressing earnest longing; Brahmā attentive, compassionate; the scene emphasizes facial expression—reverence and spiritual hunger.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True seekers remain ‘unsatisfied’ with partial knowledge and continue to pursue deeper dharma with humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the verse centers on the guru–disciple transmission of vrata teachings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it prepares the request for a particular vow teaching (Cāturmāsya).