Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तं दृष्ट्वा देवताः सर्वाः पुत्रीगमनसादरम् । करोत्यकार्यं ब्रह्मायं पुत्रीगमनलक्षणम्

Transliteration

taṃ dṛṣṭvā devatāḥ sarvāḥ putrīgamanasādaram | karotyakāryaṃ brahmāyaṃ putrīgamanalakṣaṇam

Translation

Als alle Götter sahen, wie eifrig er seiner Tochter nachging, sprachen sie: „Dieser Brahmā tut, was nicht getan werden darf—gekennzeichnet durch das Nachgehen der eigenen Tochter.“

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); having seen

• देवताः: the deities
• देवताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• पुत्रीगमनसादरम्: eager for going to (his) daughter
• पुत्रीगमनसादरम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्री + गमन + सादर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पुत्र्याः गमनं प्रति सादरः = eager/attentive towards going to the daughter)

• करोति: does
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अकार्यं: a wrongful act
• अकार्यं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्/ब्रह्मा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अयम्: this (one)
• अयम्: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुत्रीगमनलक्षणम्: characterized by going to (his) daughter
• पुत्रीगमनलक्षणम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्री + गमन + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पुत्र्याः गमनं लक्षणं यस्य = characterized by going to the daughter)

Speaker

Sūta (narrating the gods’ reaction)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of devas witnessing the chase, gesturing in disapproval; their faces show stern concern rather than anger; the stag and doe appear in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devatās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld even by the gods through moral discernment; improper acts are named and rejected as akārya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named here; it supports the larger tīrtha-māhātmya by explaining the cause for subsequent divine events.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.