Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

पुलस्त्यतनयं प्राह कृतांजलिपुटा द्विजाः । भगवदीदृशाः पुत्रास्त्वत्तः प्राप्तुं न युज्यते

Transliteration

pulastyatanayaṃ prāha kṛtāṃjalipuṭā dvijāḥ | bhagavadīdṛśāḥ putrāstvattaḥ prāptuṃ na yujyate

Translation

Mit gefalteten Händen in Ehrfurcht sprachen die Brāhmaṇas zu Pulastyas Sohn (Viśravas): „O Ehrwürdiger, es ziemt sich nicht, dass Söhne von so göttlicher Art auf diese Weise von dir erlangt werden.“

Word by Word

• पुलस्त्यतनयम्: Pulastya’s son
• पुलस्त्यतनयम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुलस्त्य-तनय (प्रातिपदिक; पुलस्त्यस्य तनयः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (पुलस्त्यस्य + तनयः)

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह् (धातु; √अह्/√ब्रू ‘to say’)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृताञ्जलिपुटाः: with hands folded in reverence
• कृताञ्जलिपुटाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-अञ्जलि-पुट (प्रातिपदिक; कृतः अञ्जलिपुटः येषाम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि-समास (कृतः + अञ्जलि + पुटः)

• द्विजाः: Brahmins
• द्विजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भगवत्-ईदृशाः: like the Lord
• भगवत्-ईदृशाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत्-ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक; भगवतः ईदृशाः)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• त्वत्तः: from you
• त्वत्तः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री/नपुं (सर्वनाम), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन

• प्राप्तुम्: to obtain
• प्राप्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु; √आप्)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (Infinitive/तुमन्त), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग; अर्थः ‘प्राप्तुं’ = to obtain

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (particle of negation)

• युज्यते: is proper
• युज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु; √युज् ‘to be fitting’)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोग ‘is proper/fits’

Speaker

Narrator within Setukhaṇḍa (purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu/Setubandha (Rāmeśvara region)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas / assembly addressed as ‘dvijāḥ’ (as per verse vocative usage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas with joined palms respectfully admonish Viśravas (Pulastya’s son) in an āśrama setting near a sacred coastal landscape; the mood is restrained and ethical.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Viśravas
• Brāhmaṇas (Dvijāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes propriety and discernment; even in matters of lineage and progeny, what is ‘fitting’ (yujyate) is emphasized.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to Setukhaṇḍa, oriented to Setu/Rāmeśvaram (Rāmeśvara-kṣetra), though this verse itself is narrative setup.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it frames a moral/narrative point rather than a rite.