Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

गोविंदस्वामिना पित्रा शीतवबाधानिवृत्तये । गाढमालिंग्यमानोऽपि शीतबाधां न सोऽत्यजत्

Transliteration

goviṃdasvāminā pitrā śītavabādhānivṛttaye | gāḍhamāliṃgyamāno'pi śītabādhāṃ na so'tyajat

Translation

Obwohl sein Vater Govindasvāmin ihn fest umschlang, um die Qual der Kälte zu lindern, ließ die Kälteplage nicht von ihm ab.

Word by Word

• गोविन्दस्वामिना: by Govindasvāmin
• गोविन्दस्वामिना: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent/करण-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोविन्दस्वामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गोविन्दस्य स्वामी)

• पित्रा: by (his) father
• पित्रा: Karana/Agent (Instrumental agent/करण-कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• शीत: cold
• शीत: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• बाधा: affliction
• बाधा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• निवृत्तये: for cessation/removal
• निवृत्तये: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नि-वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (dative of purpose)

• गाढम्: tightly/firmly
• गाढम्: Visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative)

• आलिङ्ग्यमानः: being embraced
• आलिङ्ग्यमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-लिङ्ग् (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/आत्मनेपदे (present passive/ātmanepada participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: even though
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (concessive particle)

• शीतबाधाम्: the cold-affliction
• शीतबाधाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत+बाधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (शीतया बाधा)

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अत्यजत्: abandoned/gave up
• अत्यजत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Govindasvāmin sits against a pillar, holding the shivering boy tightly; the mother watches, hands clasped; the shrine’s emptiness amplifies their fear.

Characters & Entities

• Govindasvāmin
• Vijayadatta (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Householder dharma includes compassionate care; yet human effort may not immediately remove suffering, urging deeper reliance on dharma and sacred support.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the pilgrimage episode set in sacred travel space.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes an attempt to relieve suffering through warmth and care.