Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तद्धि चार्पयता द्रव्यं वृद्धौ यद्ध्रीणितं पुनः । जन्मनो नंतरं कार्यं जातकर्म यथाविधि

Transliteration

taddhi cārpayatā dravyaṃ vṛddhau yaddhrīṇitaṃ punaḥ | janmano naṃtaraṃ kāryaṃ jātakarma yathāvidhi

Translation

Wahrlich, man soll jene Gabe darbringen, die im Wohlstand erneut erworben wird, ohne sie zurückzuhalten. Und unmittelbar nach der Geburt ist das jātakarma-Ritual nach Vorschrift zu vollziehen.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma/Pratipādya (Contextual ‘that’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निपात (particle; indeed)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अर्पयता: by (one) offering
• अर्पयता: Karta (Agent-instrumental/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अर्पय् (धातु, णिजन्त) → अर्पयत् (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle—शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः—अर्पयन् (by one who offers)

• द्रव्यम्: substance/wealth
• द्रव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• वृद्धौ: at the time of prosperity/growth
• वृद्धौ: Adhikaraṇa (Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• यत्: which/that which
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• ह्रीणितम्: (that which is) made modest/ashamed
• ह्रीणितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ह्री (धातु) → ह्रीणित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थः—लज्जित/ह्रीयुक्त (made modest/ashamed)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kāla/Prakāra (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—पुनरुक्ति/कालवाचक (again; adverb)

• जन्मनः: from birth
• जन्मनः: Apādāna (Source/अपाादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative), एकवचन

• अनन्तरम्: immediately after
• अनन्तरम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverb): immediately after

• कार्यम्: to be done
• कार्यम्: Vidhi (Predicate obligation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण—कर्तव्यम् (to be done)

• जातकर्म: the birth-rite (jātakarma)
• जातकर्म: Karma/Pratipādya (The rite)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—जातस्य कर्म (birth-rite)

• यथाविधि: according to the prescribed rule
• यथाविधि: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव—क्रियाविशेषण: विधिना यथा (according to rule)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household scene: elders prepare a small fire-altar; a newborn is cradled; the father performs jātakarma with a golden spoon of honey and ghee while offerings are set aside, symbolizing giving from prosperity.

Characters & Entities

• Jātakarma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity should translate into righteous giving, and life’s transitions should be sanctified through timely saṃskāras.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced; the focus is on normative ritual timing and conduct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the jātakarma rite immediately after birth, strictly according to prescribed procedure.