Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

आत्मनो गृहदेवांश्च सहसैव नमस्कुरु । उत्थाय समये ब्राह्मे स्वाचम्य विमलाशयः

Transliteration

ātmano gṛhadevāṃśca sahasaiva namaskuru | utthāya samaye brāhme svācamya vimalāśayaḥ

Translation

Verneige dich sogleich vor den Gottheiten deines eigenen Hauses. Stehe zur Brahma-Zeit (vor der Morgendämmerung) auf und vollziehe Ācamana, mit geläutertem Sinn.

Word by Word

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• गृहदेवान्: household deities
• गृहदेवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गृहस्य देवाः)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• सहसा: at once
• सहसा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly/at once)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात

• नमस्कुरु: pay homage
• नमस्कुरु: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस्-√कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘नमस्कुरु’ = नमः कुरु

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Kriya-visheshana (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-स्था (धातु) + ल्यप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• समये: at the time
• समये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मे: in the Brahma(-muhūrta) time
• ब्राह्मे: Adhikarana (Locative qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (समये)

• स्व: one's own
• स्व: Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्राय विशेषण; (स्व-आचम्य इत्यत्र उपसर्गवत्)

• आचम्य: having sipped water (for purification)
• आचम्य: Kriya-visheshana (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त; ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund/absolutive)

• विमलाशयः: with a pure mind
• विमलाशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक) + आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (विमलः आशयः यस्य)

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic instruction within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gṛha-devatā-sthāna (household shrine)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pre-dawn interior: a devotee rises, sips water for ācamana, then bows to a small household shrine with lamps just being lit; the atmosphere is quiet and pure.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Begin the day with purity and reverence—wake early, purify yourself, and honor the divine presence in the home.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on nitya-karma (daily discipline) applicable everywhere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Morning practice: bow to household deities, rise at brahma-muhūrta, and perform ācamana with a pure mind.