Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

एवं ज्ञात्वा यथान्यायं यः प्रश्नः पृच्छितो मया । कथा तु कथ्यतां विप्र दयां कृत्वा ममोपरि

Transliteration

evaṃ jñātvā yathānyāyaṃ yaḥ praśnaḥ pṛcchito mayā | kathā tu kathyatāṃ vipra dayāṃ kṛtvā mamopari

Translation

Biết như vậy và đúng theo lẽ phải, điều ta đã hỏi—hỡi vị Bà-la-môn, xin khởi lòng từ mẫn với ta mà kể lại thánh truyện ấy.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having known)

• यथा: according to
• यथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तुल्यतावाचक/रीतिवाचक (as, according to)

• अन्यायम्: proper rule/justice (nyāya)
• अन्यायम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (accusative singular)

• यः: which/that
• यः: Viśeṣya (Correlative/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन (relative pronoun)

• प्रश्नः: question
• प्रश्नः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रश्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular)

• पृच्छितः: asked
• पृच्छितः: Kriyā (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (asked)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग; तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• कथा: story
• कथा: Karma/Viṣaya (Topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन (nominative singular)

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

• कथ्यताम्: let (it) be told
• कथ्यताम्: Kriyā (Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); कर्मणि; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (let it be told)

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन (vocative singular)

• दयाम्: compassion
• दयाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन (accusative singular)

• कृत्वा: having shown/done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• मम: of me/my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• उपरि: upon/over
• उपरि: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश/अधिकरणार्थक (on/upon; governing genitive)

Speaker

Unspecified (listener addressing the sage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-prasaṅga

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respectful inquirer bows to an aged sage, palms joined, requesting the sacred account; a quiet āśrama setting near a riverbank implied by Revā context.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humble inquiry and a compassionate teacher together open the way for dharmic understanding through kathā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it serves as a request that introduces the forthcoming narrative within Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is given; the practice implied is respectful questioning and listening to the kathā.