Skanda Purana [sanskrit]

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The Skanda-purana verse 2.1.2.1 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Skandapurana is one of the largest of the eighteen Mahapuranas, covering over 80,000 shlokas (verses). It is divided into seven large section each covering holy regions detailing their background and legends.

Verse 2.1.2.1

अथ श्रीवराहमंत्राराधनविधिः ।
श्रीसूत उवाच ।
शृणुध्वं मुनयः सर्वे कथां पुण्यां पुरातनीम् ।
वैवस्वतेंऽतरे पूर्वं कृते पुण्यतमे युगे ॥ १ ॥

atha śrīvarāhamaṃtrārādhanavidhiḥ |
śrīsūta uvāca |
śṛṇudhvaṃ munayaḥ sarve kathāṃ puṇyāṃ purātanīm |
vaivasvateṃ'tare pūrvaṃ kṛte puṇyatame yuge || 1 ||

The English translation of Skandapurana Verse 2.1.2.1 is contained in the book The Skanda-Purana by G. V. Tagare. This book is available online or you could buy the latest edition:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.1.2.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Atha, Shrivaraha, Antra, Aradhana, Vidhi, Shri, Suta, Dhu, Muni, Munaya, Sarva, Katha, Punya, Puratani, Purvam, Purva, Krite, Krit, Krita, Kriti, Punyatama, Yuga,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Skandapurana Verse 2.1.2.1). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “atha śrīvarāhamaṃtrārādhanavidhiḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • śrīvarāham -
  • śrīvarāha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • antrā -
  • antra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārādhana -
  • ārādhana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārādhana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śrīsūta uvāca
  • śrī -
  • śrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    śrī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sūta* -
  • sūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    su -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √su class 1 verb], [nominative single from √su class 2 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> sūta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 3: “śṛṇudhvaṃ munayaḥ sarve kathāṃ puṇyāṃ purātanīm
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • munayaḥ -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    munaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • puṇyām -
  • puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • purātanīm -
  • purātanī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 4: “vaivasvateṃ'tare pūrvaṃ kṛte puṇyatame yuge
  • Cannot analyse vaivasvateṃ'tare*pū
  • pūrvam -
  • pūrvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kṛte -
  • kṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative dual from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present middle third single]
  • puṇyatame -
  • puṇyatama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    puṇyatama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yuge -
  • yuga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Skandapurana Verse 2.1.2.1

Cover of edition (2016)

Skanda Purana (Hindi Translation)
by S. N. Khandelwal (2016)

(Set of 10 Books) - Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office

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Cover of Bengali edition

Skanda Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

স্কন্ধ পুরাণম: - (Set of 7 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 2.1.2.1 in Bengali sript:
অথ শ্রীবরাহমংত্রারাধনবিধিঃ ।
শ্রীসূত উবাচ ।
শৃণুধ্বং মুনযঃ সর্বে কথাং পুণ্যাং পুরাতনীম্ ।
বৈবস্বতেংঽতরে পূর্বং কৃতে পুণ্যতমে যুগে ॥ ১ ॥

Cover of edition (0)

Skanda Purana in Kannada
by Vandana Book House, Bangalore (0)

ಶ್ರೀ ಸ್ಕಾಂದ ಮಹಾಪುರಣಂ: (Set of 25 Volumes)

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Preview of verse 2.1.2.1 in Kannada sript:
ಅಥ ಶ್ರೀವರಾಹಮಂತ್ರಾರಾಧನವಿಧಿಃ ।
ಶ್ರೀಸೂತ ಉವಾಚ ।
ಶೃಣುಧ್ವಂ ಮುನಯಃ ಸರ್ವೇ ಕಥಾಂ ಪುಣ್ಯಾಂ ಪುರಾತನೀಮ್ ।
ವೈವಸ್ವತೇಂಽತರೇ ಪೂರ್ವಂ ಕೃತೇ ಪುಣ್ಯತಮೇ ಯುಗೇ ॥ ೧ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Skanda Mahapurana (Gujarati)
by Sahitya Sangam, Ahemdabad (2017)

સ્કંદ મહાપુરાણ: (Condensed/Summary)

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Preview of verse 2.1.2.1 in Gujarati sript:
અથ શ્રીવરાહમંત્રારાધનવિધિઃ ।
શ્રીસૂત ઉવાચ ।
શૃણુધ્વં મુનયઃ સર્વે કથાં પુણ્યાં પુરાતનીમ્ ।
વૈવસ્વતેંઽતરે પૂર્વં કૃતે પુણ્યતમે યુગે ॥ ૧ ॥

Cover of edition (2015)

Shri Skanda purana (Malayalam)
by M.P. Pillai kaniyanthara (2015)

(Condensed/Summary) - Devi Book Stall, Kodungallur

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Preview of verse 2.1.2.1 in Malayalam sript:
അഥ ശ്രീവരാഹമംത്രാരാധനവിധിഃ ।
ശ്രീസൂത ഉവാച ।
ശൃണുധ്വം മുനയഃ സര്വേ കഥാം പുണ്യാം പുരാതനീമ് ।
വൈവസ്വതേംഽതരേ പൂര്വം കൃതേ പുണ്യതമേ യുഗേ ॥ ൧ ॥

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