Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

आग्नेयं सप्तमं प्रोक्तं सहस्राणि तु षोडश । अष्टमं नारदीयं तु प्रोक्तं वै पञ्चविंशतिः

Transliteration

āgneyaṃ saptamaṃ proktaṃ sahasrāṇi tu ṣoḍaśa | aṣṭamaṃ nāradīyaṃ tu proktaṃ vai pañcaviṃśatiḥ

Translation

آگنیہ پران ساتواں قرار دیا گیا ہے، جس میں سولہ ہزار شلوک ہیں۔ ناردیہ پران آٹھواں کہا گیا ہے، پچیس ہزار شلوکوں کے ساتھ۔

Word by Word

• āgneyam: (the) Āgneya (Purāṇa)
• āgneyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgneya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ग्रन्थनाम

• saptamam: seventh
• saptamam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

• proktam: is declared
• proktam: Kriyā (Verbal predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• sahasrāṇi: thousands
• sahasrāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• ṣoḍaśa: sixteen
• ṣoḍaśa: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣoḍaśa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
• Form: संख्याशब्दः; (प्रायः) प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचनार्थे; ‘sixteen’

• aṣṭamam: eighth
• aṣṭamam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक

• nāradīyam: (the) Nāradīya (Purāṇa)
• nāradīyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāradīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ग्रन्थनाम

• tu: and/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• proktam: is declared
• proktam: Kriyā (Verbal predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु) → prokta (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• pañca-viṃśatiḥ: twenty-five (thousand implied)
• pañca-viṃśatiḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (प्रातिपदिक) + viṃśati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; संख्याशब्दः; द्वन्द्ववत् संख्यासमाहारः (25)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sauti), addressing Śaunaka and the sages (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau: Agni as a subtle presence (sacrificial fire) beside the sages, while a veena-bearing figure (Nārada motif) is hinted in the background, representing the named Purāṇas’ spirits.

Characters & Entities

• Āgneya Purāṇa
• Nārada
• Nāradīya Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma is organized as a recognized canon; enumerations preserve continuity across generations of reciters and listeners.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is a catalog entry naming Purāṇas and their size.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.