Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

छागं च वरुणो राजा बलवीर्यसमन्वितम् । कृष्णाजिनं तथा ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मण्याय ददौ जयम्

Transliteration

chāgaṃ ca varuṇo rājā balavīryasamanvitam | kṛṣṇājinaṃ tathā brahmā brahmaṇyāya dadau jayam

Translation

রাজা বরুণ বল-পরাক্রমসম্পন্ন এক ছাগ দান করলেন; আর ব্রহ্মা ব্রাহ্মণ্যধর্মের রক্ষক কুমারকে বিজয়দায়ক কৃষ্ণাজিন প্রদান করলেন।

Word by Word

• छागम्: a goat
• छागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varuṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-विशेषण (apposition to वरुणः)

• बलवीर्यसमन्वितम्: endowed with strength and valor
• बलवीर्यसमन्वितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bala-vīrya-samanvita (प्रातिपदिक; बल + वीर्य + समन्वित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying छागम्)

• कृष्णाजिनम्: a black deerskin
• कृष्णाजिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa-ajina (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + अजिन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/समुच्चय-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मण्याय: to the pious/protector of Brahmins (Kumāra)
• ब्रह्मण्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmaṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धा॒ धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जयम्: victory
• जयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Varuṇa, regal and ocean-hued, offers a strong goat (symbol of vigor/vehicle/ritual potency); Brahmā offers a black antelope-skin to Kumāra, conferring victory upon the ‘brahmaṇya’ protector.

Characters & Entities

• Varuṇa
• Brahmā
• Kumāra/Skanda (brahmaṇya, implied)
• Chāga (goat)
• Kṛṣṇājina (black antelope skin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Victory is tied to dharma-protection: the gifts signify strength for righteous action and ascetic purity supporting the defense of sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named; the emphasis is on empowering Kumāra for his dharmic role.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the kṛṣṇājina evokes ascetic/ritual purity traditions without stating a specific vow.