Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

वेदमित्रस्य पुत्रोऽभूत्सुमेधा नाम सुव्रतः । सारस्वतस्य तनयः सोमवानिति विश्रुतः

Transliteration

vedamitrasya putro'bhūtsumedhā nāma suvrataḥ | sārasvatasya tanayaḥ somavāniti viśrutaḥ

Translation

„Vedamitra hatte einen Sohn namens Sumedhā, der vortreffliche Gelübde hielt; und Sārasvatas Sohn war als Somavān berühmt.“

Word by Word

• वेदमित्रस्य: of Vedamitra
• वेदमित्रस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेदमित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अभूत्: was / came to be
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सुमेधाः: Sumedhā (name)
• सुमेधाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम; समासः—कर्मधारय (सु-मेधाः)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक (particle indicating name)

• सुव्रतः: of good vows, virtuous
• सुव्रतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय; विशेषणम् (सुमेधाः)

• सारस्वतस्य: of Sārasvata
• सारस्वतस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारस्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तनयः: son
• तनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सोमवान्: Somavān (name)
• सोमवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नाम (वत्-प्रत्ययान्त)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इत्यादि-निर्देशक (quotative particle)

• विश्रुतः: was famous, well-known
• विश्रुतः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + वि + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (अभूत्/आसीत्) इत्यर्थे

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sauti)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two households in an āśrama-village: Vedamitra with his son Sumedhā (calm, disciplined), and Sārasvata with his son Somavān (saumya, radiant), suggesting parallel upbringing.

Characters & Entities

• Vedamitra
• Sumedhā
• Sārasvata
• Somavān

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas praise disciplined observance (suvrata) and present exemplary lineages to model dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse introduces protagonists for the forthcoming teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Only the quality ‘suvrata’ (good vows) is stated; no detailed rite is given here.