Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

अथांतर्गर्भमालोक्य तारां प्राह बृहस्पतिः । मदीयायां न ते योनौ गर्भो धार्यः कथंचन

Transliteration

athāṃtargarbhamālokya tārāṃ prāha bṛhaspatiḥ | madīyāyāṃ na te yonau garbho dhāryaḥ kathaṃcana

Translation

Then, seeing that Tārā was pregnant, Bṛhaspati said to her: “Within my marriage-bed, in your womb, this pregnancy must not be carried—by no means.”

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (discourse adverb)

• अन्तर्गर्भम्: the pregnancy (inner womb-state)
• अन्तर्गर्भम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर् + गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular

• आलोक्य: having seen
• आलोक्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + √लोक् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव — 'having seen'

• ताराम्: Tārā
• ताराम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• प्राह: said
• प्राह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — 'said'

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मदीयायाम्: in my
• मदीयायाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मदीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — agreeing with योनौ

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन — Genitive singular

• योनौ: in the womb
• योनौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular

• गर्भः: the fetus
• गर्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• धार्यः: to be carried (should be borne)
• धार्यः: Vidhi (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्य (कृदन्त; √धृ धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-अर्थक कृदन्त (gerundive/passive necessity), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — 'to be borne/should be carried'

• कथंचन: in any way
• कथंचन: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb) — 'in any way/at all'

Speaker

Bṛhaspati (direct speech within Skanda’s narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bṛhaspati, the deva-guru, confronts Tārā upon noticing her pregnancy; his expression is stern, wounded, and resolute, emphasizing dharmic boundaries.

Characters & Entities

• Tārā
• Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma seeks clarity and order in family life; wrongdoing creates conflict that must be resolved with truth and propriety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse is part of a narrative embedded in the Kāśī-khaṇḍa discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it concerns social and marital dharma rather than a rite.