Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ता सा तदा देवी जगाम भवनं पितुः । ददर्श तत्र त्वष्टारं तपसा धूतकिल्बिषम्

Transliteration

ityuktā sā tadā devī jagāma bhavanaṃ pituḥ | dadarśa tatra tvaṣṭāraṃ tapasā dhūtakilbiṣam

Translation

So angesprochen ging die Göttin daraufhin in die Wohnstatt ihres Vaters. Dort erblickte sie Tvaṣṭṛ (Viśvakarmā), dessen Askese alle Unreinheit hinweggewaschen hatte.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्ता: having been told; addressed
• उक्ता: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भवनम्: to the house
• भवनम्: Karma (Goal/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पितुः: of (her) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• त्वष्टारम्: Tvaṣṭṛ
• त्वष्टारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• धूतकिल्बिषम्: whose sin was washed away; purified of sin
• धूतकिल्बिषम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धूतकिल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक; धूत + किल्बिष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (धूतं किल्बिषं यस्य/यः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The देवी arrives at her father’s abode and beholds Tvaṣṭṛ/Viśvakarmā—serene, radiant from austerity, surrounded by subtle signs of divine craftsmanship.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā
• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Viśvakarmā (as identification of Tvaṣṭṛ in later verse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity and disciplined living purify the being, making one a fit refuge and guide for others.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on the sanctity gained through tapas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is praised implicitly as a purifier, though no specific vow is detailed.