Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

एष ते तनयः साध्वि भद्रायुरिति नामतः । ख्यातिं यास्यति लोकेषु निजं राज्यमवाप्स्यति

Transliteration

eṣa te tanayaḥ sādhvi bhadrāyuriti nāmataḥ | khyātiṃ yāsyati lokeṣu nijaṃ rājyamavāpsyati

Translation

O tugendhafte Frau, dies ist dein Sohn; dem Namen nach heißt er Bhadrāyu. Er wird in den Welten Ruhm erlangen und sein rechtmäßiges Reich wiedergewinnen.

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); सर्वनाम

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचनम् (Genitive, Singular); सर्वनाम

• तनयः: son
• तनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• साध्वि: O virtuous lady
• साध्वि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे संबोधन-एकवचनम् (Feminine, Vocative, Singular)

• भद्रायुः: Bhadrāyu (name)
• भद्रायुः: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/विशेष्य-विशेषणभाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रायु (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-एकवचनम् (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); व्यक्तिनाम

• इति: thus
• इति: Vacana-prakāśaka (Quotation marker/वचनसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यादि-निदर्शक-अव्ययम् (quotative particle)

• नामतः: by name
• नामतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial qualifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्तम् (ablatival adverb: 'by name')

• ख्यातिम्: fame
• ख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• यास्यति: will attain/go to
• यास्यति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी-बहुवचनम् (Masculine, Locative, Plural)

• निजम्: his own
• निजम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); विशेषणम्

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया-एकवचनम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• अवाप्स्यति: will obtain
• अवाप्स्यति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Ṛṣabha (the yogī/sage) (contextual attribution)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard Purāṇic frame, implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin/sage addresses a virtuous mother, presenting the child and proclaiming his name and future renown; a quiet domestic or hermitage setting with royal symbols subtly present.

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrāyu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma and divine order ultimately restore what is rightful—virtue and perseverance culminate in honor and legitimate sovereignty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as narrative prophecy within the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated here; the verse focuses on naming and foretelling the child’s future.