Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्वचं श्रुत्वा भर्तृयज्ञ उदारधीः । अब्रवीत्सुचिरं ध्यात्वा ज्ञात्वा दिव्येन चक्षुषा

Transliteration

tasya tadvacaṃ śrutvā bhartṛyajña udāradhīḥ | abravītsuciraṃ dhyātvā jñātvā divyena cakṣuṣā

Translation

اس کے کلمات سن کر، عالی ہمت بھرتریَجْن نے—دیر تک دھیان کر کے اور الٰہی بصیرت سے جان کر—یوں فرمایا۔

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘vacaḥ’)

• वचः: speech, words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having heard’

• भर्तृयज्ञः: Bhartṛyajña (proper name)
• भर्तृयज्ञः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ-यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक); भर्तृ + यज्ञ
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उदारधीः: of noble intellect
• उदारधीः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदार-धी (प्रातिपदिक); उदार + धी
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘bhartṛyajñaḥ’)

• अब्रवीत्: said, spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सुचिरम्: for a long time
• सुचिरम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु-चिर (प्रातिपदिक); सु + चिर
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (accusative used adverbially: ‘for a long time’)

• ध्यात्वा: having reflected
• ध्यात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्यै (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having meditated/thought’

• ज्ञात्वा: having ascertained
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): ‘having known/ascertained’

• दिव्येन: with divine
• दिव्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘cakṣuṣā’)

• चक्षुषा: with (his) eye/vision
• चक्षुषा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (introducing Bhartṛyajña’s reply)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhartṛyajña, noble and composed, closes his eyes in meditation; a subtle aura suggests divine perception; then he prepares to speak to the inquirer.

Characters & Entities

• Bhartṛyajña
• Aśvasena

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Authentic guidance arises from contemplation and spiritual insight, not haste.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it transitions to the teaching that follows.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it prepares for the sage’s prescription of a vrata.