Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सर्वविद्याकुशलिनौ बाल्य एव मनीषिणौ । प्रहर्षमतुलं पित्रोर्ददतुः सकलैर्गुणैः

Transliteration

sarvavidyākuśalinau bālya eva manīṣiṇau | praharṣamatulaṃ pitrordadatuḥ sakalairguṇaiḥ

Translation

In allen Wissenszweigen schon von Kindheit an kundig, schenkten jene beiden Weisen ihren Eltern durch die Fülle ihrer Tugenden eine unermessliche Freude.

Word by Word

• सर्वविद्याकुशलिनौ: skilled in all sciences/arts
• सर्वविद्याकुशलिनौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + कुशलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्वासु विद्यासु कुशलिनौ)

• बाल्ये: in childhood
• बाल्ये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (अधिकरण)

• एव: indeed, even
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चय/अवधारण)

• मनीषिणौ: the two wise ones
• मनीषिणौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• प्रहर्षम्: joy, delight
• प्रहर्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अतुलम्: incomparable
• अतुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अतुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण—‘प्रहर्षम्’

• पित्रोः: to (their) two parents / of the two parents
• पित्रोः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (सम्प्रदान/सम्बन्ध)

• ददतुः: they give / they bestowed
• ददतुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• सकलैः: with all
• सकलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘गुणैः’

• गुणैः: qualities, virtues
• गुणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Brahmottara-khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two learned youths offering respectful salutations to their parents; parents seated with affectionate expressions; household altar with a small fire or lamp indicating dharmic domesticity.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True learning is measured by character—virtue and wisdom that uplift one’s family and society are praised as dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is ethical formation through knowledge and virtues.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it highlights guṇa (virtue) as the fruit of proper education.