Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

अथोपनीतो गुरुणा काले लोकमनोरमः । स शारदेय एवेति लोके ख्याति मवाप ह

Transliteration

athopanīto guruṇā kāle lokamanoramaḥ | sa śāradeya eveti loke khyāti mavāpa ha

Translation

ثم في أوانه ألبسه المعلّم الخيط المقدّس؛ وكان محبوبًا لدى الناس، فذاع في العالم باسم «شارديّا» (Śāradeya).

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Adhikarana (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तर्यवाचक

• उपनीतः: was initiated/was led (for upanayana)
• उपनीतः: Karta (Subject in passive sense)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + नी (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गुरुणा: by the teacher
• गुरुणा: Karana (Agent/Instrument in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• लोकमनोरमः: delightful to the people
• लोकमनोरमः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोक + मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (लोकेषु/लोकस्य मनोरमः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शारदेयः: Śāradeya (son/descendant of Śāradā)
• शारदेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शारदेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तद्धित (अपत्य/सम्बन्ध)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक (quotative)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ख्यातिम्: fame
• ख्यातिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अवाप: he attained
• अवाप: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पदपूरण/निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A guru performs upanayana: sacred thread placed on the boy; fire altar nearby; the boy stands attentive with staff; onlookers sense his future renown as ‘Śāradeya’.

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Śāradeya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is formalized through saṃskāras like upanayana, anchoring learning within the guru-śiṣya tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upanayana is mentioned as the key saṃskāra marking entry into disciplined Vedic study.