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Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

मार्कण्डेय उवाच । शृणु वक्ष्येऽद्य ते राजन्कपिलातीर्थमुत्तमम् । येन ते विस्मयः सर्वः श्रुत्वा गच्छति भारत

Transliteration

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca | śṛṇu vakṣye'dya te rājankapilātīrthamuttamam | yena te vismayaḥ sarvaḥ śrutvā gacchati bhārata

Translation

Mārkaṇḍeya nói: “Hãy lắng nghe, hỡi đức vua; hôm nay ta sẽ kể cho ngài về Kapilā Tīrtha tối thượng. Hỡi Bhārata, chỉ cần nghe điều ấy, mọi nỗi kinh ngạc của ngài sẽ được lắng dịu và an định.”

Word by Word
मार्कण्डेयःMārkaṇḍeya
मार्कण्डेयः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmārkaṇḍeya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
वक्ष्येI will tell
वक्ष्ये:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद
अद्यtoday
अद्य:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootadya (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)
तेto you
ते:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th) वा चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular) — संदर्भतः चतुर्थी (to you)
राजन्O king
राजन्:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)
कपिला-तीर्थम्the Kapilā sacred ford
कपिला-तीर्थम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkapilā (प्रातिपदिक) + tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
उत्तमम्excellent
उत्तमम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying कपिला-तीर्थम्)
येनby which
येन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
तेyour
ते:
Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)
विस्मयःastonishment
विस्मयः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvismaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
सर्वःall, entire
सर्वः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying विस्मयः)
श्रुत्वाhaving heard
श्रुत्वा:
Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having heard)
गच्छतिgoes away, departs
गच्छति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद
भारतO Bhārata
भारत:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhārata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapilā Tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā (addressed as Bhārata)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A forest-āśrama setting: sage Mārkaṇḍeya seated calmly, addressing a king with a gesture of instruction; a subtle hint of a riverine tīrtha in the background, signaling the forthcoming Kapilā Tīrtha narrative.

Characters & Entities
M
Mārkaṇḍeya
K
Kapilā-tīrtha
B
Bhārata (Yudhiṣṭhira)

FAQs

Śravaṇa (reverent listening) to māhātmya is itself transformative, dispelling doubt and grounding faith in dharma.

Kapilā-tīrtha, introduced as an ‘uttama’ (excellent) pilgrimage ford in the Revā Khaṇḍa.

The implied practice is śravaṇa—listening attentively to the tīrtha’s māhātmya as a preparatory devotional act.

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