Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

संज्ञामित्येव मन्वानो द्वितीयायां दिवस्पतिः । जनयामास तनयौ कन्यां चैकां मनोरमाम्

Transliteration

saṃjñāmityeva manvāno dvitīyāyāṃ divaspatiḥ | janayāmāsa tanayau kanyāṃ caikāṃ manoramām

Translation

In dem Glauben: „Dies ist wahrlich Saṃjñā“, zeugte der Herr des Tages (Sūrya) mit der zweiten Gemahlin zwei Söhne und auch eine überaus liebreizende Tochter.

Word by Word

• संज्ञाम्: Saṃjñā (name/person Saṃjñā)
• संज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/इत्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• मन्वानः: thinking/considering
• मन्वानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (present active participle; Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second (wife)
• द्वितीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular)

• दिवस्पतिः: Divaspati (lord of the day; Sun)
• दिवस्पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस् (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (दिवसः पतिः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• जनयामास: begot/produced
• जनयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person singular, Perfect, Parasmaipada)

• तनयौ: two sons/children
• तनयौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, द्विवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Dual)

• कन्याम्: a daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एकाम्: one
• एकाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• मनोरमाम्: charming/beautiful
• मनोरमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

Speaker

Vyāsa (continuing narrative)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king) addressed as interlocutor in the narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sūrya, radiant and crowned, seated with the second wife (Chāyā mistaken as Saṃjñā), blessing the birth of two sons and a beautiful daughter; attendants and celestial light emphasize divine lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Saṃjñā
• Chāyā (implied by ‘second’ in the story)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights how mistaken perception can shape worldly outcomes, setting the stage for later dharmic consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; this is genealogical narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.