Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तथापि निर्व्यलीकेन भावेन परिपृच्छतः । अवाच्यमपि वक्ष्यामि तव स्नेहान्महीपते

Transliteration

tathāpi nirvyalīkena bhāvena paripṛcchataḥ | avācyamapi vakṣyāmi tava snehānmahīpate

Translation

然而，你以无欺之心发问，国王啊，我将因对你的慈爱而说出连难以启齿之事。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, even so
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (Adverb of manner)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (Particle), अप्यर्थ (even/also)

• निर्व्यलीकेन: with sincerity, without deceit
• निर्व्यलीकेन: Kriya-visheshana (Means/Instrumental adverbial)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvyalīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc./Neut.), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• भावेन: with feeling/intent
• भावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• परिपृच्छतः: of (you) who are asking
• परिपृच्छतः: Sambandha (Genitive absolute-like: ‘of you asking’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-pṛcch (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present participle/शतृ), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अवाच्यम्: the unspeakable (thing)
• अवाच्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avācya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (Particle), अप्यर्थ (even)

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नेहात्: out of affection
• स्नेहात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• महीपते: O king
• महीपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahīpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Parāśara

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the king (mahīpati)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage softens, leaning slightly forward, speaking gently; the king’s face shows earnestness and fear; the atmosphere is intimate and compassionate.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• mahīpati (king)
• sneha (affection)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincerity (nirvyalīka-bhāva) draws grace—wise counsel is given when the seeker asks without guile.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on the ethics and intimacy of teacher–listener exchange.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it underscores the inner qualification for receiving difficult truths.