Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

पुत्रे जाते पिता दद्द्याच्छ्रीमात्रे तु बलिं सदा । पलानि विंशतिः सर्प्पिर्गुडः पंचप लानि च

Transliteration

putre jāte pitā daddyācchrīmātre tu baliṃ sadā | palāni viṃśatiḥ sarppirguḍaḥ paṃcapa lāni ca

Translation

Wenn ein Sohn geboren wird, soll der Vater stets ein bali (Opfergabe) der Śrīmātṛ darbringen. (Die Gabe soll umfassen) zwanzig Palas Ghee und dazu fünf Palas Jaggery.

Word by Word

• पुत्रे: when/after the son (is)
• पुत्रे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• जाते: being born
• जाते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘born’ (locative absolute with पुत्रे)

• पिता: the father
• पिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Singular)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• श्रीमात्रे: to Śrī-mātā (Lakṣmī-mother)
• श्रीमात्रे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle)

• बलिम्: offering
• बलिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adverbial (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb)

• पलानि: palas (measures)
• पलानि: Karma (Measure-object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विंशतिः: twenty
• विंशतिः: Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विंशति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्पिः: ghee
• सर्पिः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• गुडः: jaggery
• गुडः: Karta (Elliptic item/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Visheshana (Quantifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत्; here qualifying ‘पलानि’

• पलानि: palas (measures)
• पलानि: Karma (Measure-object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from section context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājan / nṛpasattama (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A newborn is shown in a clean chamber; the father prepares a bali offering to Śrīmātṛ with measured ghee and jaggery, while women of the household perform auspicious rites.

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmātṛ (Mother Goddess)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

New life is sanctified through gratitude and offering to the Divine Mother, aligning family growth with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse focuses on household ritual practice within Dharmāraṇya’s dharma-teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A bali to Śrīmātṛ upon a son’s birth, specifying quantities: 20 palas of ghee and 5 palas of jaggery.