Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

धर्मप्रवचने श्लोको यत एष प्रगीयते

Transliteration

dharmapravacane śloko yata eṣa pragīyate

Translation

Sapagkat sa mga aral tungkol sa dharma, ang talatang ito mismo ang tradisyunal na binibigkas bilang batayang kasabihan.

Word by Word

• धर्मप्रवचने: in the discourse on dharma
• धर्मप्रवचने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + प्रवचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dharmasya pravacanam)

• श्लोकः: a verse
• श्लोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• यतः: wherefrom/therefore
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतुवाचक/सम्बन्धवाचक (from which/therefore/wherefore)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• प्रगीयते: is sung/recited
• प्रगीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गै (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive); प्र-उपसर्ग

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextually Nārada)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: ऋषि-सभा/प्रवचन-मण्डपः; पाठकः श्लोकं ‘धर्मप्रवचने’ उद्धरति; श्रोतारः ध्यानस्थाः, हस्ते ताडपत्र-ग्रन्थाः।

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Śloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic discourse often grounds decisions in remembered dharma-maxims; tradition functions as a guide for right action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it serves as a transition introducing a dharma-verse relevant to honoring tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; it signals reliance on a commonly recited dharma teaching.