Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

यूयं सद्भावसंयुक्ता यतः सर्वे महर्षयः । तेन मे भाषितुं श्रद्धा भवतां स्कन्दसंहिताम्

Transliteration

yūyaṃ sadbhāvasaṃyuktā yataḥ sarve maharṣayaḥ | tena me bhāṣituṃ śraddhā bhavatāṃ skandasaṃhitām

Translation

既然诸位皆是具足善德的大仙圣者，是以我怀信心与决意，为诸位宣讲此《斯坎达相续》（Skanda-saṃhitā）。

Word by Word

• यूयम्: you (all)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• सद्भावसंयुक्ताः: endowed with good intent
• सद्भावसंयुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सद्भाव (प्रातिपदिक; सत् + भाव) + संयुक्त (सम्-युज् धातु + क्त, कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; past participial adjective; ‘endowed/connected with good disposition’

• यतः: since/because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (causal/relative adverb)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; विशेषण (महर्षयः)

• महर्षयः: great sages
• महर्षयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• तेन: therefore/by that
• तेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (pronoun)

• मे: for me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (enclitic); Genitive/Dative singular

• भाषितुम्: to speak/recite
• भाषितुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु) + तुमुन् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); ‘to speak/recite’

• श्रद्धा: faith/resolve
• श्रद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• भवताम्: of you (all)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम-प्रयोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (polite ‘of you’)

• स्कन्दसंहिताम्: the Skanda-saṃhitā
• स्कन्दसंहिताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्कन्दसंहिता (प्रातिपदिक; स्कन्द + संहिता)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: mahārṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūta, seated in a forest-assembly, addresses a circle of mahārṣis; the atmosphere is calm, reverent, and anticipatory as the Skanda-saṃhitā is about to be spoken.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda-saṃhitā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The worthiness of the audience—good intention and sage-like conduct—supports fruitful reception of sacred Māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The discourse belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; this verse introduces the forthcoming narration rather than naming a sub-site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual; it emphasizes listener-qualification (sadbhāva, receptivity) as a prerequisite for Purāṇic teaching.