Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1

Devanagari script

सूत उवाच । उषित्वा सप्तरात्राणि तीर्थेस्मिन्भ्रातृभिः सह । युधिष्ठिरो महातेजा गमनायोपचक्रमे

Transliteration

sūta uvāca | uṣitvā saptarātrāṇi tīrthesminbhrātṛbhiḥ saha | yudhiṣṭhiro mahātejā gamanāyopacakrame

Translation

Sūta nói: Sau khi lưu lại bảy đêm tại thánh địa (tīrtha) này cùng các anh em, Yudhiṣṭhira rực rỡ uy quang bắt đầu chuẩn bị lên đường ra đi.

Word by Word

• सूतः: Sūta (the narrator)
• सूतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• उषित्वा: having stayed
• उषित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वस् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• सप्तरात्राणि: seven nights
• सप्तरात्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या) + रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तीर्थे: at the pilgrimage place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• भ्रातृभिः: with (his) brothers
• भ्रातृभिः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-निपात (particle of accompaniment)

• युधिष्ठिरः: Yudhiṣṭhira
• युधिष्ठिरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युधिष्ठिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• गमनाय: for departure
• गमनाय: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गमन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• उपचक्रमे: began / set about
• उपचक्रमे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At a riverside or sacred ford, Yudhiṣṭhira with his brothers completes a seven-night stay; dawn light, camp being dismantled, pilgrims and sages nearby, a sense of orderly departure from a sanctified landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Pāṇḍava brothers
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is portrayed as a disciplined residence in a holy place, not merely a brief visit, culminating in mindful departure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa itinerary (the immediate locale of the Bhīmeśvara context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A seven-night observance/residence at the tīrtha (saptarātra-vāsa) is implied as a meritorious practice.