Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 147

Devanagari script

संस्काररहितं जन्म यतश्च पशुवत्स्मृतम् । त्वं च मद्वरदानेन ब्रह्मर्षिश्च भविष्यसि

Transliteration

saṃskārarahitaṃ janma yataśca paśuvatsmṛtam | tvaṃ ca madvaradānena brahmarṣiśca bhaviṣyasi

Translation

فإن الميلاد الخالي من طقوس السَّمْسكارا يُعَدّ كميلاد الحيوان. ولكن بالنعمة التي أمنحها لك، ستغدو أنت أيضًا برهمارِشيًا (Brahmarṣi).

Word by Word

• saṃskāra-rahitam: devoid of sacraments
• saṃskāra-rahitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃskāra (प्रातिपदिक) + rahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• janma: birth
• janma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• yataḥ: because, since
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative adverb: because/whence)

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

• paśu-vat: like an animal
• paśu-vat: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paśu (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative adverb: like)

• smṛtam: is considered/remembered
• smṛtam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• mat-vara-dānena: by my boon-giving
• mat-vara-dānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• brahma-rṣiḥ: a Brahmarṣi (brahmin sage)
• brahma-rṣiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• bhaviṣyasi: you will become
• bhaviṣyasi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context; narrative voice likely Sūta reporting)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The addressed ritual agent/devotee (‘tvam’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda bestows a boon; a formerly ordinary figure is shown receiving sacred thread/ritual marks, transforming into a radiant rishi with matted hair and staff; ‘paśu-like’ ignorance is symbolized as discarded darkness.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Brahmarṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Saṃskāras signify dharmic refinement, while divine grace (vara) can elevate a seeker to the highest rishi-status when deserved.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the teaching is about dharmic consecration and divine boon.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The necessity of saṃskāras (life-cycle rites) is underscored, though no single rite is specified in this verse.