Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

एष ते नृप जामाता चंद्रांगद महाबलः । अस्य वंशमथोत्पत्तिं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः

Transliteration

eṣa te nṛpa jāmātā caṃdrāṃgada mahābalaḥ | asya vaṃśamathotpattiṃ śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ

Translation

„O mächtiger König Candrāṅgada, dieser Mann ist nun dein Schwiegersohn. Ich wünsche in Wahrheit seine Abstammung und die Geschichte seiner Herkunft zu hören.“

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• जामाता: son-in-law
• जामाता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• चन्द्रांगद: O Candrāṅgada
• चन्द्रांगद: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र-अङ्गद (चन्द्र प्रातिपदिक + अङ्गद प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः/नाम; (चन्द्र इव अङ्गदः/चन्द्रनामकः अङ्गदः)

• महाबलः: mighty, very strong
• महाबलः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा-बल (महा प्रातिपदिक + बल प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः

• अस्य: of this (man)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वंशम्: lineage
• वंशम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अथ: and also
• अथ: Discourse marker (Sambandha/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुक्रमवाचक-निपातः (and then/also)

• उत्पत्तिम्: origin, birth
• उत्पत्तिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• श्रोतुम्: to hear
• श्रोतुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive); ‘to hear’

• इच्छामि: I wish, I desire
• इच्छामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्त्वतः: truly, in detail
• तत्त्वतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्त्वतस् (अव्यय; तत्त्व + तस्)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (in truth/accurately)

Speaker

Vajrabāhu (addressing King Candrāṅgada)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vajrabāhu addresses King Candrāṅgada in the royal hall, indicating the hero as the king’s son-in-law; the king listens intently; scribes and ministers stand by as the lineage story is about to unfold.

Characters & Entities

• Vajrabāhu
• Candrāṅgada
• Bhadrāyuṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma seeks clarity: alliances are strengthened when truth about origin and character is known and honored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is described; the narrative turns toward explaining Bhadrāyuṣa’s origins.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a request for truthful account (tattvataḥ) of lineage and birth.