Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

अहं हि मानुषो भूत्वा ह्यज्ञानेन समावृतः । संभविष्याम्ययोध्यायं गृहे दशरथस्य च । ब्रह्मविद्यासहायोस्मि भवतां कार्यसिद्धये

Transliteration

ahaṃ hi mānuṣo bhūtvā hyajñānena samāvṛtaḥ | saṃbhaviṣyāmyayodhyāyaṃ gṛhe daśarathasya ca | brahmavidyāsahāyosmi bhavatāṃ kāryasiddhaye

Translation

„Ich selbst werde Mensch werden und (im göttlichen Spiel) von Unwissenheit verhüllt sein. In Ayodhyā werde ich im Hause Daśarathas geboren werden. Mit Brahmavidyā als Beistand werde ich euer Vorhaben zur Vollendung bringen.“

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• मानुषः: a human (one)
• मानुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mānuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकाले (having become)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• अज्ञानेन: by ignorance
• अज्ञानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• समावृतः: covered/enveloped
• समावृतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + vṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying अहम्/मानुषः)

• संभविष्यामि: I shall arise/be born
• संभविष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• अयोध्यायाम्: in Ayodhyā
• अयोध्यायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ayodhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दशरथस्य: of Daśaratha
• दशरथस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśaratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

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

• ब्रह्मविद्या-सहायः: a helper of Brahmavidyā
• ब्रह्मविद्या-सहायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmavidyā + sahāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (ब्रह्मविद्यायाः सहायः)

• अस्मि: am
• अस्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• भवताम्: of you (hon.)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (आदरार्थे), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• कार्य-सिद्धये: for the accomplishment of the task
• कार्य-सिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे (for the purpose)

Speaker

Vāsudeva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sages/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant deity announces a human birth in Ayodhyā, naming Daśaratha’s house; beside him stands personified Brahmavidyā as luminous wisdom.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Ayodhyā
• Daśaratha
• Brahmavidyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord may accept human limitations outwardly, yet remains the guiding power for restoring dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is explicitly named as the incarnation setting; the broader narration remains within Kedārakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it announces the avatāra and its purpose.