Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

तत्फलोदयसंपत्तौ तद्भवान्संस्मृतो मुने । वेत्सि सर्वमतं त्वं वै तथापि परिनोदकः

Transliteration

tatphalodayasaṃpattau tadbhavānsaṃsmṛto mune | vetsi sarvamataṃ tvaṃ vai tathāpi parinodakaḥ

Translation

اس بارآور خوشحالی کے ظہور پر، اے مُنی، میں نے آپ کو یاد کیا۔ آپ سب کے نظریات جانتے ہیں؛ پھر بھی سوال کر کے رہنمائی اور ترغیب دیتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• tat-phala-udaya-saṃpattau: upon the attainment of the arising of that fruit
• tat-phala-udaya-saṃpattau: Adhikaraṇa (Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpatti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (locative: 'at the attainment of the rise of its fruit/result')

• tat-bhavān: you (honorific)
• tat-bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (honorific pronoun: 'your honour/you')

• saṃsmṛtaḥ: remembered
• saṃsmṛtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + smṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• vetsi: you know
• vetsi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vid (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); परस्मैपद; मध्यम-पुरुष; एकवचन

• sarva-matam: everything, all that is thought/known
• sarva-matam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + mata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः ('all opinion/whole doctrine' = 'everything')

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle: 'indeed')

• tathāpi: nevertheless
• tathāpi: Sambandha (Concession)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय) + api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययीभावार्थ-समुच्चय (concessive: 'even so/however')

• parinodakaḥ: a dispeller, remover
• parinodakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pari + nud (धातु) + -aka (प्रातिपदिक-निर्माण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन; कर्तरि-ण्वुल्/अक-प्रत्ययार्थक नाम (agent noun: 'one who drives away/dispels')

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍunandana (frame); Indra (speaker within)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra acknowledges the sage’s omniscience yet praises his role as a prompter who asks questions to guide the conversation toward beneficial revelation.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (implied)
• Nārada (addressed as muni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the wise ask questions to draw out Dharma-teachings for the benefit of others; guidance often begins with purposeful inquiry.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse centers on counsel and the role of a sage in cosmic affairs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it highlights didactic dialogue rather than ritual.