Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

संक्षिप्य तु मया पृष्टं विस्तराद्द्विज शंस मे

Transliteration

saṃkṣipya tu mayā pṛṣṭaṃ vistarāddvija śaṃsa me

Translation

میں نے تو مختصر پوچھا ہے؛ مگر اے برہمن، تم اسے تفصیل کے ساتھ مجھے بیان کرو۔

Word by Word

• संक्षिप्य: having summarized, briefly
• संक्षिप्य: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + √क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having summarized/briefly’

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; instrumental singular

• पृष्टम्: asked
• पृष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पृच्छ् (धातु) → पृष्ट (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘asked’ (agreeing with implied प्रश्नम्)

• विस्तरात्: in detail, from elaboration
• विस्तरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; ablative singular

• द्विज: O twice-born
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; vocative singular

• शंस: tell, relate
• शंस: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शंस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; dative singular

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (addressed as ‘mahārāja’ in the surrounding passage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The questioner requests a full, expansive narration from the brāhmaṇa, emphasizing humility and eagerness to hear.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and eagerness to learn invite fuller revelation of dharma and tīrtha-māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing discussion concerns Siddheśvara Tīrtha, though this verse itself is a conversational transition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it requests an expanded explanation of the preceding claim about siddhi and the Ādityas.