Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणैः सह विद्वद्भिः प्रविष्टः सूतिकागृहम् । स्वस्तिकं वाचयित्वास्याश्चक्रे नामेति रुक्मिणी

Transliteration

brāhmaṇaiḥ saha vidvadbhiḥ praviṣṭaḥ sūtikāgṛham | svastikaṃ vācayitvāsyāścakre nāmeti rukmiṇī

Translation

Zusammen mit gelehrten Brahmanen trat er in die Wochenstube ein, ließ glückverheißende Segenssprüche sprechen und verlieh ihr so den Namen „Rukmiṇī“.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणैः: by/with the brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक-उपपद (with) — Indeclinable; postposition meaning 'together with'

• विद्वद्भिः: by/with the learned (men)
• विद्वद्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• प्रविष्टः: having entered
• प्रविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-विश् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past passive participle; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सूतिका-गृहम्: the lying-in chamber (maternity room)
• सूतिका-गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूतिका (प्रातिपदिक) + गृहम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सूतिकायाः गृहम्)

• स्वस्तिकम्: the svastika (auspicious rite/mark)
• स्वस्तिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• वाचयित्वा: having had (it) recited
• वाचयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वाचय् (णिच्, धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त — Gerund (absolutive), indeclinable; ‘having caused to recite/read’

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Feminine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• चक्रे: made/assigned
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परस्मैपद-रूपेण आत्मनेपद-प्रयोगः), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular (Ātmanepada form)

• नाम: a name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana (Quotation marker/वचन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यर्थक-निपात (quotative particle) — Indeclinable; quotation marker

• रुक्मिणी: Rukmiṇī (name)
• रुक्मिणी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed in adjacent verses; likely the inquirer within the frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal sūtikāgṛha (lying-in chamber) with the newborn girl; learned brāhmaṇas recite svasti-mantras while the king performs naming; attendants hold lamps, conch, and auspicious vessels.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Rukmiṇī
• Bhīṣmaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Life-cycle rites (saṃskāras) sanctify human life; auspicious recitations and learned guidance anchor family life in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly; it continues Rukmiṇī’s sacred biography that supports the tīrtha’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Svasti (auspicious benedictions) recited by learned brāhmaṇas in the context of naming (nāma-karaṇa).