Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

अथागच्छन्महातेजा मुनीनां प्रवरः सुधीः । सनत्कुमारो धर्मात्मा तं द्रष्टुं जगदीश्वरम्

Transliteration

athāgacchanmahātejā munīnāṃ pravaraḥ sudhīḥ | sanatkumāro dharmātmā taṃ draṣṭuṃ jagadīśvaram

Translation

随后，光辉炽盛而睿智的圣童圣者——善那特库玛罗（Sanatkumāra），诸牟尼之最胜、德性纯正者——前来，只为瞻仰世间之主 Jagadīśvara。

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Discourse (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/सम्बन्धबोधक (discourse particle): ‘then/now’

• आगच्छत्: came
• आगच्छत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√गम् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक; महा + तेजस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मुनीनाम्: of sages
• मुनीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रवरः: the foremost
• प्रवरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्य (appositive)

• सुधीः: wise, intelligent
• सुधीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-धी (प्रातिपदिक; सु + धी)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• सनत्कुमारः: Sanatkumāra
• सनत्कुमारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनत्-कुमार (प्रातिपदिक; सनत् + कुमार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• धर्मात्मा: righteous-souled
• धर्मात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म-आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; धर्म + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः ‘whose nature is dharma’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive; ‘to see’

• जगदीश्वरम्: the Lord of the world
• जगदीश्वरम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; जगत् + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa framing)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sanatkumāra, youthful yet ancient, radiant with tapas, walks toward the divine presence; his posture is composed, eyes fixed on the Lord, surrounded by subtle aura and quiet attendants.

Characters & Entities

• Sanatkumāra
• Jagadīśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the greatest sages seek darśana of the Supreme; wisdom culminates in direct vision of the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; the emphasis is on approaching Jagadīśvara for darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this verse highlights the devotional intent of darśana (seeing the Lord).