Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

यतः पद्मभुवा सृष्टं मिथुनं विश्ववृद्धये । तत्तथा परिपाल्यं वै नात्र दोषोऽस्ति कश्चन

Transliteration

yataḥ padmabhuvā sṛṣṭaṃ mithunaṃ viśvavṛddhaye | tattathā paripālyaṃ vai nātra doṣo'sti kaścana

Translation

Da der Lotosgeborene (Brahmā) das Paar zum Wachstum der Welt erschuf, soll es dementsprechend bewahrt werden; hierin liegt keinerlei Schuld.

Word by Word

• yataḥ: because; since
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध/हेतु-अर्थे), ‘यतः’ = ‘यस्मात् कारणात्’ (from which cause)

• padmabhuvā: by Brahmā (the lotus-born)
• padmabhuvā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padmabhu (प्रातिपदिक; पद्म + भू ‘to be’ इति धात्वर्थ-आश्रित नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘पद्मभुवा’ = ब्रह्मणा (by Brahmā)

• sṛṣṭam: created
• sṛṣṭam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sṛj (सृज् धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘सृष्टम्’ = created

• mithunam: a pair; couple
• mithunam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mithuna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• viśva-vṛddhaye: for the increase of the world
• viśva-vṛddhaye: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśva (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तत्’ = that (thing/act)

• tathā: thus; in that manner
• tathā: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (रीति/प्रकारे)

• paripālyam: should be duly maintained
• paripālyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari + pāl (पाल् धातु) + yat (यत्)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्-प्रत्यय, विधेय/कर्तव्य-अर्थे), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘परिपाल्यम्’ = to be protected/maintained

• vai: indeed
• vai: Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निश्चयार्थक-निपात)

• na: not
• na: Avyaya (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• atra: here; in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक)

• doṣaḥ: fault; defect
• doṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• asti: is; exists
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kaścana: any (at all)
• kaścana: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaścana (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (any)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, lotus-seated, gestures toward a human couple standing respectfully, symbolizing sanctioned union for the world’s increase; a calm, dharmic atmosphere with subtle cosmic motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā (Padmabhū)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Householder life and the marital pair are affirmed as part of divine cosmic order, not inherently दोष (fault).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is mentioned; the verse supports a universal dharmic principle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed; it enjoins preservation of the social-religious institution of the couple/household.