Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

अतो दारिद्र्यमापन्नः पुत्रस्ते द्विजभामिनि । तद्दोष परिहारार्थं शरणं यातु शंकरम्

Transliteration

ato dāridryamāpannaḥ putraste dvijabhāmini | taddoṣa parihārārthaṃ śaraṇaṃ yātu śaṃkaram

Translation

Darum ist dein Sohn in Armut geraten, o edle Brāhmaṇa-Frau. Um jene Verfehlung zu tilgen, soll er bei Śaṅkara Zuflucht suchen.

Word by Word

• ataḥ: therefore
• ataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थक (therefore)

• dāridryam: poverty
• dāridryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāridrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• āpannaḥ: having fallen into
• āpannaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ā√pad (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: कृतान्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) 'obtained/entered'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'putraḥ' इति विशेषण

• putraḥ: son
• putraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• dvija-bhāmini: O brāhmaṇa lady
• dvija-bhāmini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (सम्बोधनार्थ) 'द्विजस्य भामिनी' (O brāhmaṇa-wife/angry lady); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• tat-doṣa: that fault
• tat-doṣa: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (षष्ठी) 'तस्य दोषः' (that fault); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (अर्थतः)

• parihāra-artham: for removing (it)
• parihāra-artham: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: parihāra (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: अव्ययीभाव 'परिहारार्थम्' = हेतु-अर्थे अव्यय (for the sake of remedying); अव्यय

• śaraṇam: refuge
• śaraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yātu: let him go
• yātu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śaṃkaram: Śaṅkara
• śaṃkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Śāṇḍilya (deduced from immediate narrative context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śaṅkara-śaraṇāgati (devotional refuge)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa woman (dvijabhāminī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage consoles the brāhmaṇa lady, gesturing toward a Śiva-liṅga or the direction of a shrine, indicating refuge in Śaṅkara as the remedy for poverty-causing fault.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Brāhmaṇa woman (dvijabhāminī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karmic afflictions are alleviated through sincere refuge in Śiva, who grants purification and upliftment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific place is named; the emphasis is on taking refuge in Śaṅkara through worship and surrender.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The prescription is śaraṇāgati—seeking refuge in Śaṅkara—as the means to remove दोष leading to poverty.