Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

मानसो ब्रह्मणः पुत्रो दक्षो नाम प्रजापतिः । षष्टिं सोऽजनयत्कन्या वीरिण्यां नाम फाल्गुन

Transliteration

mānaso brahmaṇaḥ putro dakṣo nāma prajāpatiḥ | ṣaṣṭiṃ so'janayatkanyā vīriṇyāṃ nāma phālguna

Translation

O Phālguna, Dakṣa, der geistgeborene Sohn Brahmās und ein Prajāpati, zeugte mit Vīriṇī sechzig Töchter.

Word by Word

• मानसः: mind-born
• मानसः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (‘mind-born’)

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञा-निर्देशक अव्यय (indeclinable indicating name: ‘by name’)

• प्रजापतिः: lord of creatures (Prajāpati)
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रजानां पतिः)

• षष्टिम्: sixty
• षष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षष्टि (प्रातिपदिक/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक

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

• अजनयत्: begot/produced
• अजनयत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) (णिच्) → जनय (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘caused to be born/begot’)

• कन्याः: daughters
• कन्याः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वीरिण्याम्: in/through Vīriṇī (his wife)
• वीरिण्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Sambandha (Apposition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञा-निर्देशक अव्यय

• फाल्गुन: O Phālguna
• फाल्गुन: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधन (address to listener)

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Phālguna/Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada narrates the cosmic genealogy: Brahmā’s mind-born son Dakṣa, with Vīriṇī, and the sixty daughters—depicted as a serene creation tableau with Brahmā above, Dakṣa seated, and a procession of daughters symbolically represented.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Dakṣa
• Prajāpati
• Vīriṇī
• Phālguna (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic genealogies ground sacred history, showing how cosmic lineages support later divine events and dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None in this verse; it is genealogical setup within the broader māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.