Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मणो दुहिता नित्यं सत्यं परममाश्रिता । काश्यपी गोत्रतश्चैव नामतो विश्रुता तुला

Transliteration

brahmaṇo duhitā nityaṃ satyaṃ paramamāśritā | kāśyapī gotrataścaiva nāmato viśrutā tulā

Translation

Tulā ist dem Namen nach berühmt als die ewige Tochter Brahmās, fest gegründet in der höchsten Wahrheit und dem Geschlecht Kāśyapas zugehörig.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• दुहिता: daughter
• दुहिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — indeclinable adverb

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; (आश्रिता इत्यस्य कर्मरूपेण)

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; सत्यं विशेषयति

• आश्रिता: having taken refuge in
• आश्रिता: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘having resorted to’

• काश्यपी: of Kāśyapa lineage
• काश्यपी: Karta (Apposition/समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काश्यप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular; गोत्रसम्बन्धिनी

• गोत्रतः: by gotra
• गोत्रतः: Hetu/Source (Ablatival sense/अपादानार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त) — ablatival adverb ‘by lineage/from gotra’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) — conjunction

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण) — emphatic particle

• नामतः: by name
• नामतः: Nimitta/Specification (Specification/विशेषणार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त) — ‘by name’

• विश्रुता: renowned
• विश्रुता: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘well-known’

• तुला: Tulā
• तुला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; mantra-introduction continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous goddess-like figure ‘Tulā’ appears or is envisioned above a ritual balance: serene, truth-radiant, with Brahmā’s iconographic hints and sage Kāśyapa’s lineage implied by rishi motifs; the yajamāna venerates her as mantra-devatā.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Brahmā
• Kāśyapa
• Tulā (personified)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity is anchored in Truth—tulā (balance) symbolizes ethical measure, fairness, and dharmic integrity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is a mantra portion within tīrtha-māhātmya ritual context; it does not specify a named location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Invocation/praise of the personified Tulā as part of the mantra recited during the rite.