Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अथ कालेन तद्योषिदंतर्वत्नी बभूव ह । विधिवद्विहिते तेन गर्भाधानाख्य कर्मणि

Transliteration

atha kālena tadyoṣidaṃtarvatnī babhūva ha | vidhivadvihite tena garbhādhānākhya karmaṇi

Translation

Dann, im Lauf der Zeit, wurde jene Frau schwanger, nachdem er ordnungsgemäß, nach Vorschrift, das Ritual namens Garbhādhāna vollzogen hatte.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (particle: then/now)

• कालेन: with time, in due course
• कालेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; विशेषणम् (योषित्)

• योषित्: woman, wife
• योषित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योषित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• अन्तर्वत्नी: pregnant
• अन्तर्वत्नी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्वत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (योषित्)

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) लिट्
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: स्मरण/वृत्तान्तसूचक-अव्यय (particle)

• विधिवत्: according to the rite
• विधिवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: according to rule)

• विहिते: when/where it was duly performed
• विहिते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्मणि)

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गर्भाधानाख्य: called ‘garbhādhāna’
• गर्भाधानाख्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्भाधान + आख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्मणि); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गर्भाधान-नामकः)

• कर्मणि: in the rite/act
• कर्मणि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; नकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक

Speaker

Agastya (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unnamed addressed woman (contextually Lopāmudrā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pious couple performs Garbhādhāna with a sacred fire and priestly guidance; the atmosphere is modest, ritualistic, and auspicious, emphasizing dharma and continuity of lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Garbhādhāna (saṃskāra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Householder life is sanctified through dharma-guided saṃskāras, aligning family life with sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it supports the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative by highlighting dhārmic living.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Garbhādhāna-saṃskāra performed vidhivat (according to prescribed rule).