Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अनुज्ञयैषां वर्तध्वं मावज्ञां कुरुत क्वचित् । जातकं नामकरणं तथान्नप्राशनं शुभम्

Transliteration

anujñayaiṣāṃ vartadhvaṃ māvajñāṃ kuruta kvacit | jātakaṃ nāmakaraṇaṃ tathānnaprāśanaṃ śubham

Translation

اعيشوا وتصرّفوا بإذنهم وحده، ولا تُبدوا لهم ازدراءً قط. وكذلك طقوس الولادة، ومراسم التسمية، وأكل الطعام لأول مرة على وجهٍ مبارك، فلتُجرَ أيضًا بإجازتهم.

Word by Word

• अनुज्ञया: with permission
• अनुज्ञया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anujñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• एषाम्: of these (persons)
• एषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• वर्तध्वम्: conduct yourselves, behave
• वर्तध्वम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (वृत् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/प्रत्याख्यान particle: prohibitive ‘do not’)

• अवज्ञाम्: disrespect, contempt
• अवज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avajñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• कुरुत: do (commit)
• कुरुत: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्वचित्: ever, at any time
• क्वचित्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देश/कालवाचक adverb: ‘ever/anywhere/at any time’)

• जातकम्: birth-rite, horoscope/birth ceremony
• जातकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• नामकरणम्: name-giving ceremony
• नामकरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāma (प्रातिपदिक) + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम + करण)

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/रीतिवाचक adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• अन्न-प्राशनम्: first-feeding (of solid food) ceremony
• अन्न-प्राशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक) + prāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अन्न + प्राशन)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (जातक/नामकरण/अन्नप्राशन-आदीनाम्)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A family approaches an elder/ācārya with folded hands seeking permission for a child’s naming/first-feeding; the elder blesses; the community watches respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• jātakakarma
• nāmakaraṇa
• annaprāśana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and reverence for dharmic authority safeguard auspiciousness in life-cycle rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the contextual sacred region; the verse focuses on samskāra-dharma rather than a named pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Life-cycle samskāras: jātakarma (birth observance), nāmakaraṇa (naming), and annaprāśana (first feeding).