Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

पञ्चमं जातकर्म स्यान्नाम वै षष्ठमुच्यते । निष्क्रामः सप्तमश्चैव ह्यन्नप्राशनमष्टमम्

Transliteration

pañcamaṃ jātakarma syānnāma vai ṣaṣṭhamucyate | niṣkrāmaḥ saptamaścaiva hyannaprāśanamaṣṭamam

Translation

الخامس هو جاتاكارما (Jātakarma)؛ والسادس حقًّا هو تسمية المولود (Nāmakaraṇa). والسابع هو نِشكرامانا (Niṣkramaṇa) أي الخروج الأول؛ والثامن هو أنَّبرَاشانا (Annaprāśana) أي أول إطعامٍ للطعام الصلب.

Word by Word

• pañcamam: the fifth
• pañcamam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pañcama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• jātakarma: the birth-rite (jātakarma)
• jātakarma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāta (कृदन्त, √jan) + karma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थे ‘जातस्य कर्म’

• syāt: should be / is to be
• syāt: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• nāma: the naming (ceremony)
• nāma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधारण/प्रमाणार्थक

• ṣaṣṭham: the sixth
• ṣaṣṭham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• ucyate: is said / is called
• ucyate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• niṣkrāmaḥ: the going-out rite (niṣkramaṇa)
• niṣkrāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niṣkrāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; संस्कारविशेषः

• saptamaḥ: the seventh
• saptamaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic particle)

• hi: for / indeed
• hi: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/प्रमाणार्थ

• annaprāśanam: the first-feeding rite (annaprāśana)
• annaprāśanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक) + prāśana (प्रातिपदिक; √aś/√prāś)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘अन्नस्य प्राशनम्’

• aṣṭamam: the eighth
• aṣṭamam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm domestic ritual scene: elders performing Jātakarma for a newborn, then naming, first outing with auspicious lamps, and first feeding (annaprāśana) with blessings; Vedic implements, kusa grass, and a small household altar.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Jātakarma
• Nāmakaraṇa
• Niṣkramaṇa
• Annaprāśana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma accompanies a child from birth onward through sanctifying rites that shape identity, purity, and community belonging.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is a dharmic enumeration within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It prescribes/mentions early-life saṃskāras: Jātakarma, Nāmakaraṇa, Niṣkramaṇa, and Annaprāśana.