Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तथापि निर्व्यलीकेन भावेन परिपृच्छतः । अवाच्यमपि वक्ष्यामि तव स्नेहान्महीपते

Transliteration

tathāpi nirvyalīkena bhāvena paripṛcchataḥ | avācyamapi vakṣyāmi tava snehānmahīpate

Translation

Dẫu vậy, vì ngươi hỏi với tấm lòng chân thật không mưu trá, hỡi bậc quân vương, do tình thương dành cho ngươi, ta sẽ nói cả điều khó thốt nên lời.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, even so
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (Adverb of manner)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (Particle), अप्यर्थ (even/also)

• निर्व्यलीकेन: with sincerity, without deceit
• निर्व्यलीकेन: Kriya-visheshana (Means/Instrumental adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvyalīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc./Neut.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• भावेन: with feeling/intent
• भावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• परिपृच्छतः: of (you) who are asking
• परिपृच्छतः: Sambandha (Genitive absolute-like: ‘of you asking’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-pṛcch (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present participle/शतृ), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अवाच्यम्: the unspeakable (thing)
• अवाच्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avācya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (Particle), अप्यर्थ (even)

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नेहात्: out of affection
• स्नेहात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महीपते: O king
• महीपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahīpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Parāśara

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the king (mahīpati)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage softens, leaning slightly forward, speaking gently; the king’s face shows earnestness and fear; the atmosphere is intimate and compassionate.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• mahīpati (king)
• sneha (affection)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincerity (nirvyalīka-bhāva) draws grace—wise counsel is given when the seeker asks without guile.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on the ethics and intimacy of teacher–listener exchange.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it underscores the inner qualification for receiving difficult truths.