Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

स्मृतिवेदपुराणेषु यदुक्तं तत्तथा भवेत् । इति निश्चित्य तं विप्रमुवाच प्रहसन्निव

Transliteration

smṛtivedapurāṇeṣu yaduktaṃ tattathā bhavet | iti niścitya taṃ vipramuvāca prahasanniva

Translation

“سمرتیوں، ویدوں اور پرانوں میں جو کہا گیا ہے، وہ یقیناً ویسا ہی ہوگا۔” یوں فیصلہ کرکے، وہ اس وِپر سے گویا مسکراتے ہوئے بولے۔

Word by Word

• स्मृतिवेदपुराणेषु: in the Smṛtis, Vedas, and Purāṇas
• स्मृतिवेदपुराणेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्मृति + वेद + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (in smṛti, veda, and purāṇa)

• यत्: whatever
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• उक्तम्: is said
• उक्तम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तथा: so, accordingly
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (so, thus)

• भवेत्: should be / may become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-वाचक/उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative)

• निश्चित्य: having decided/ascertained
• निश्चित्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + चि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); निर्णयपूर्वक (having ascertained)

• तम्: to him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• विप्रम्: the Brahmin
• विप्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रहसन्: smiling
• प्रहसन्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + हस् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय वर्तमानकृदन्त (laughing/smiling)

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (Simile marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमा-सूचक (like/as if)

Speaker

Śiva (in brāhmaṇa form), inferred from narrative flow (He speaks to the vipra)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kathā audience (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene figure (Śiva in brāhmaṇa guise) smiles softly while affirming scriptural truth; the dvija stands respectfully, manuscript or rosary in hand; atmosphere of calm certainty.

Characters & Entities

• Veda
• Smṛti
• Purāṇa
• Śiva (implicit speaker)
• Brāhmaṇa (vipra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is grounded in śāstra; aligning life with Veda–Smṛti–Purāṇa preserves spiritual clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse centers on scriptural authority within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is prescribed; it establishes the principle that scriptural injunctions and teachings are to be honored as authoritative.