Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

श्रीनारद उवाच । इति श्रुत्वा फाल्गुनाहं रोमांचपुलकीकृतः । स्वरूपं प्रकटीकृत्य ब्राह्मणानिदमब्रवम्

Transliteration

śrīnārada uvāca | iti śrutvā phālgunāhaṃ romāṃcapulakīkṛtaḥ | svarūpaṃ prakaṭīkṛtya brāhmaṇānidamabravam

Translation

Sinabi ni Śrī Nārada: Nang marinig ko ito, ako—si Phālguna—ay napuspos ng pangingilabot at tumindig ang balahibo. Pagkaraan, inihayag ko ang aking tunay na anyo at sinabi ko ang mga salitang ito sa mga brahmana.

Word by Word

• śrī-nāradaḥ: the venerable Nārada
• śrī-nāradaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (श्रीमान् नारदः)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• phālgunaḥ: Phālguna (Arjuna)
• phālgunaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phālguna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (अहं-समनाधिकरण)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• romāñca-pulakī-kṛtaḥ: thrilled, with hair standing on end
• romāñca-pulakī-kṛtaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: romāñca (प्रातिपदिक) + pulakī (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) पुंलिङ्ग प्रथमा एकवचन; समासः (रोमाञ्चः च पुलकः च—भावद्वयेन कृतः)

• svarūpam: (my) true form
• svarūpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य रूपम्)

• prakaṭī-kṛtya: having revealed
• prakaṭī-kṛtya: Kriya (Adverbial action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + kaṭ (धातु/भाव) + kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) ‘प्रकटीकृत्य’ = प्रकटं कृत्वा

• brāhmaṇān: the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचन

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• abravam: I said
• abravam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas (addressed by the revealed Phālguna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada narrates: a figure named Phālguna experiences horripilation, then unveils a radiant true form before an assembly of brāhmaṇas, who look on in astonishment.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Phālguna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine encounters awaken devotion and truthfulness—one should reveal oneself rightly and speak with dharmic intent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; it introduces the next portion of the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse describes an emotional-spiritual response and a revelation of identity.