Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

श्रुत्वेतिप्रश्नमौमेयो योगिनीसंश्रयं ततः । प्रत्युवाच मुने वच्मि शृणोत्ववहितो भवान्

Transliteration

śrutvetipraśnamaumeyo yoginīsaṃśrayaṃ tataḥ | pratyuvāca mune vacmi śṛṇotvavahito bhavān

Translation

Nghe câu hỏi ấy, con của Umā—đấng nương tựa của các Yoginī—liền đáp: “Bạch hiền thánh, ta sẽ nói; xin ngài lắng nghe với trọn vẹn chú tâm.”

Word by Word

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable verbal), पूर्वकाल (prior action): ‘having heard’

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• प्रश्नम्: question
• प्रश्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रश्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• औमेयः: Aumeya (son of Umā)
• औमेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: औमेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• योगिनी-संश्रयम्: the refuge/support of the Yoginīs
• योगिनी-संश्रयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिनी (प्रातिपदिक) + संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: योगिनीनां संश्रयः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• ततः: then/thereupon
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक (temporal/sequential adverb)

• प्रत्युवाच: replied
• प्रत्युवाच: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) + प्रति-उपसर्ग
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person singular, Perfect, Parasmaipada)

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• वच्मि: I speak / I shall tell
• वच्मि: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (1st person singular, Present, Parasmaipada)

• शृणोतु: let (him) hear
• शृणोतु: Kriyā (Injunctive verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person singular, Imperative, Parasmaipada)

• अवहितः: attentive
• अवहितः: Kartṛviśeṣaṇa (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• भवान्: you (honored sir)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); आदरार्थ सर्वनाम (honorific pronoun)

Speaker

Skanda (Aumeya, Ṣaṇmukha)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vyāsa (addressed as Ghaṭodbhava)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda, the son of Umā, pauses after hearing the sage’s question and begins a solemn reply; the atmosphere is that of a sacred discourse in Kāśī.

Characters & Entities

• Aumeya (Skanda)
• Umā
• Yoginīs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic teachings are received through attentive listening (śravaṇa) and transmitted by an authoritative deity-teacher.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī context continues implicitly as the setting for Yoginī worship and its fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A preparatory instruction: listen attentively to the forthcoming ritual and name-teachings.