Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

तथा श्रुतिस्मृती चोभे प्राहतुः प्रभुसंमतम् । इतिहासपुराणादि सुहृत्संमतमुच्यते

Transliteration

tathā śrutismṛtī cobhe prāhatuḥ prabhusaṃmatam | itihāsapurāṇādi suhṛtsaṃmatamucyate

Translation

Cũng vậy, cả Śruti và Smṛti đều tuyên dạy điều gọi là “được bậc chủ tể chấp thuận”. Còn các Itihāsa, Purāṇa và những loại tương tự được gọi là “được bạn hiền chấp thuận”.

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb: thus/likewise)

• śruti-smṛtī: Śruti and Smṛti
• śruti-smṛtī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śruti (प्रातिपदिक) + smṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ubhe: both
• ubhe: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; विशेषण

• prāhatuḥ: declared, said
• prāhatuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (अह्/आह् धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग-प्र (प्राहतुः)

• prabhu-sammatam: (that which is) master-approved
• prabhu-sammatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक) + sammata (प्रातिपदिक; √man (मन्) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (as noun/object)

• itihāsa-purāṇa-ādi: epics, purāṇas, etc.
• itihāsa-purāṇa-ādi: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: itihāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + purāṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective)

• suhṛt-sammatam: friend-approved (type)
• suhṛt-sammatam: Karma (Predicate nominal/कर्म-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suhṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + sammata (प्रातिपदिक; √man (मन्) क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• ucyate: is called
• ucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Unspecified

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A triad of textual authorities displayed: Śruti and Smṛti elevated like a master’s decree; Itihāsa-Purāṇa presented as a friendly guidebook offered to pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Śruti
• Smṛti
• Itihāsa
• Purāṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It defines scriptural authority: Śruti–Smṛti function as commanding norms, while Itihāsa–Purāṇa guide as accessible, friend-like instruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse frames how Purāṇas (including Skanda Purāṇa) guide dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a classification of textual authority rather than a ritual injunction.