Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

काले कृतोपनयनौ गुरुशुश्रूषणे रतौ । चक्रतुः सर्वविद्यानां संग्रहं विनयान्वितौ

Transliteration

kāle kṛtopanayanau guruśuśrūṣaṇe ratau | cakratuḥ sarvavidyānāṃ saṃgrahaṃ vinayānvitau

Translation

及至其時，二人既受近事（upanayana）之灌頂入門，勤於侍奉師長，且具謙恭，遂總攝並通達一切學藝之綱要。

Word by Word

• काले: in time/at the proper time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘in due time’

• कृतोपनयनौ: having had the upanayana performed
• कृतोपनयनौ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + उपनयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; कृदन्त-पूर्वपद (कृत-) सहितः; तत्पुरुष (कृतम् उपनयनम् ययोः)

• गुरुशुश्रूषणे: in service to the teacher
• गुरुशुश्रूषणे: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + शुश्रूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गुरोः शुश्रूषणम्)

• रतौ: devoted/engaged
• रतौ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (तौ)

• चक्रतुः: they did/made
• चक्रतुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• सर्वविद्यानाम्: of all sciences/arts
• सर्वविद्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वाः विद्याः)

• संग्रहम्: collection/compendium
• संग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विनयान्वितौ: endowed with discipline
• विनयान्वितौ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (विनयेन अन्वितौ)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The two youths, now initiated with sacred thread, sit near a guru, serving him respectfully; manuscripts and teaching tools indicate comprehensive learning, with humility in posture.

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrāyu
• Sunaya
• Guru (teacher)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True learning is grounded in initiation, discipline, humility, and service to the teacher—knowledge without vinaya is incomplete.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse highlights the dharma of studentship (brahmacarya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upanayana (initiation) is explicitly mentioned, along with the dharmic practice of guru-śuśrūṣā (service to the teacher).