Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

व्याख्यास्यंति पुनर्ये च मम भक्तिपरायणाः । ते यास्यंति द्विजा मुक्तिं सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्

Transliteration

vyākhyāsyaṃti punarye ca mama bhaktiparāyaṇāḥ | te yāsyaṃti dvijā muktiṃ satyametanmayoditam

Translation

และทวิชผู้ใดมีภักติอันแน่วแน่ต่อเรา แล้วกลับมาอธิบายคำสอนนี้อีก เขาทั้งหลายจักบรรลุโมกษะ; นี่คือวาจาสัตย์ที่เรากล่าวเอง

Word by Word

• व्याख्यास्यन्ति: will explain
• व्याख्यास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-आ-ख्या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयबोधक-निपातः (conjunction)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• भक्तिपरायणाः: devotion-dedicated
• भक्तिपरायणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + परायण (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; समासः: भक्ति-परायण (devotion-dedicated)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• यास्यन्ति: will go / will attain
• यास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• द्विजाः: the Brahmins
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचनम्; अपपद-सम्बोधनरहितम् (appositional)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicative)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• उदितम्: said / uttered
• उदितम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित (वद्/उद्-इ धातु-कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle)

Speaker

Āditya (Sūrya) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijas / disciple (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devoted dvijas expound Vedic meaning before Āditya; the scene shifts from heavenward imagery to liberation symbolism—light dissolving individuality into radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Āditya
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Not only recitation but also faithful teaching and transmission of sacred knowledge becomes a path to liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No distinct tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on bhakti and scriptural exposition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Expounding/teaching (vyākhyā) sacred Vedic material with devotion is praised as spiritually transformative.