Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

यूयं सद्भावसंयुक्ता यतः सर्वे महर्षयः । तेन मे भाषितुं श्रद्धा भवतां स्कन्दसंहिताम्

Transliteration

yūyaṃ sadbhāvasaṃyuktā yataḥ sarve maharṣayaḥ | tena me bhāṣituṃ śraddhā bhavatāṃ skandasaṃhitām

Translation

چونکہ آپ سب نیک خصلت سے آراستہ مہارشی ہیں، اس لیے مجھے آپ کے سامنے اسکند سنہتا بیان کرنے کی کامل عقیدت اور پختہ ارادہ ہے۔

Word by Word

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• सद्भावसंयुक्ताः: endowed with good intent
• सद्भावसंयुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सद्भाव (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + भाव) + संयुक्त (सम्-युज् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; past participial adjective; ‘endowed/connected with good disposition’

• यतः: since/because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (causal/relative adverb)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; विशेषण (महर्षयः)

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• तेन: therefore/by that
• तेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (pronoun)

• मे: for me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (enclitic); Genitive/Dative singular

• भाषितुम्: to speak/recite
• भाषितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); ‘to speak/recite’

• श्रद्धा: faith/resolve
• श्रद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• भवताम्: of you (all)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम-प्रयोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (polite ‘of you’)

• स्कन्दसंहिताम्: the Skanda-saṃhitā
• स्कन्दसंहिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्दसंहिता (प्रातिपदिक; स्कन्द + संहिता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: mahārṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta, seated in a forest-assembly, addresses a circle of mahārṣis; the atmosphere is calm, reverent, and anticipatory as the Skanda-saṃhitā is about to be spoken.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda-saṃhitā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The worthiness of the audience—good intention and sage-like conduct—supports fruitful reception of sacred Māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The discourse belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; this verse introduces the forthcoming narration rather than naming a sub-site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual; it emphasizes listener-qualification (sadbhāva, receptivity) as a prerequisite for Purāṇic teaching.