Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

विधूम नामा च वसुस्त्वं नाकललनां पुरा । तामेव ब्रह्मसदने दृष्ट्वानिलहृतांशुकाम्

Transliteration

vidhūma nāmā ca vasustvaṃ nākalalanāṃ purā | tāmeva brahmasadane dṛṣṭvānilahṛtāṃśukām

Translation

Einst warst du ein Vasu namens Vidhūma, und sie war eine himmlische Jungfrau. Als du sie im Hofe Brahmās erblicktest, während der Wind ihr Gewand forttrug, wurdest du im Innern erregt.

Word by Word

• विधूम: Vidhūma
• विधूम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे नाम (name as predicate)

• नामा: named
• नामा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्राय प्रयोगः; 'नामा' इति नामनिर्देशक-अव्यय (particle meaning 'named')

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

• वसुः: a Vasu (deity-class)
• वसुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाकललनाम्: a heavenly maiden
• नाकललनाम्: Karma (Object/Complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाक + ललना (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (नाके ललना), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'त्वम्' इत्यस्य विधेय (predicate complement)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ब्रह्मसदने: in Brahmā’s abode
• ब्रह्मसदने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + सदन (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः सदनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having seen'

• अनिलहृतांशुकाम्: whose garment was carried off by the wind
• अनिलहृतांशुकाम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिल + हृत + अंशुक (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अनिलेन हृतम् अंशुकम् यस्याः सा), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण 'ताम्' इत्यस्य

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, recounting Indra/Brahmā’s message)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahma-sadana (cosmic locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Brahmā’s luminous hall, the apsaras stands startled as a gust lifts her garment; Vidhūma (a Vasu) looks on, struck by sudden desire; swans, lotuses, and golden pillars frame the scene; wind is personified as a subtle deity.

Characters & Entities

• Vidhūma
• Vasu
• Brahmā
• Brahmasadana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked desire can precipitate a fall from higher states; self-restraint is central to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not yet; the verse is part of the backstory leading to a Setu-region tīrtha remedy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it narrates the cause leading to later expiation.