Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

एतद्विस्तरतः सर्वं कथयस्व ममानघ । श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं सर्वपरं कौतूहलं हि मे

Transliteration

etadvistarataḥ sarvaṃ kathayasva mamānagha | śrotumicchāmyahaṃ sarvaparaṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me

Translation

اے بےگناہ بزرگ! یہ سب باتیں مجھے تفصیل سے بیان کیجیے۔ میں اسے پوری طرح سننا چاہتا ہوں، کیونکہ میرا اشتیاق بہت گہرا ہے۔

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• विस्तरतः: in detail
• विस्तरतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (in detail/at length)

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying etat)

• कथयस्व: tell (me)
• कथयस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु; णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त causative from कथ्/कथ)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण संबोधन

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (Infinitive): ‘to hear’

• इच्छामि: I desire
• इच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सर्वपरम्: supreme above all/most important
• सर्वपरम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-पर (प्रातिपदिक; कर्मधारयः)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying kautūhalam)

• कौतूहलम्: curiosity
• कौतूहलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौतूहल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात—हेतौ/निश्चयार्थे (indeed/for)

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Guhāvāsī (context)

Type: cave

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up of Yudhiṣṭhira’s respectful posture—hands folded, earnest gaze—requesting a detailed account from the serene sage; the atmosphere is quiet, anticipatory.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śravaṇa (reverent listening) and inquiry are upheld as gateways to understanding the dharma and greatness of sacred places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the upcoming account of Guhāvāsī (the cave-associated Śiva site).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the devotional act implied is attentive listening to sacred narration.