Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

मत्प्रसादादयं बालोजरामृत्युवि वर्जितः । भविष्यति न संदेहो वेदविद्याविचक्षणः

Transliteration

matprasādādayaṃ bālojarāmṛtyuvi varjitaḥ | bhaviṣyati na saṃdeho vedavidyāvicakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

“By my grace, this boy shall be free from old age and death—of this there is no doubt—and he will become discerning in Vedic knowledge and learning.”

Word by Word

• mat-prasādāt: from my grace
• mat-prasādāt: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mama prasādaḥ); पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन — 'from my grace'

• ayam: this
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• bālaḥ: boy
• bālaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jarā-mṛtyu-vivarjitaḥ: free from old age and death
• jarā-mṛtyu-vivarjitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jarā (प्रातिपदिक) + mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-√vṛj/√vṛj? (धात्वर्थे 'to exclude') → vivarjita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: समासः (द्वन्द्वपूर्वपद jarā+mṛtyu, तत्पुरुषेण vivarjitaḥ); भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) 'excluded from'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'free from old age and death'

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 'will be'

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध-निपात) — negation

• saṃdehaḥ: doubt
• saṃdehaḥ: Karta (Existential subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdeha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• veda-vidyā-vicakṣaṇaḥ: skilled in Vedic knowledge and learning
• veda-vidyā-vicakṣaṇaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक) + vicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (veda+vidyā इति द्वन्द्व/समाहारपूर्वपद, तत्पुरुषेण vicakṣaṇaḥ 'skilled in'); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — 'skilled in Veda and learning'

Speaker

Brahmā (Padmasaṃbhava)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, holding the boy, pronounces a decisive boon: the child will be free from aging and death and become skilled in Vedic learning; sages listen in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• the boy
• Veda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can uplift a devotee beyond ordinary limitation, bestowing longevity and higher knowledge for dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse centers on Brahmā’s boon; the tīrtha setting remains implicit within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it is a declaration of boon (prasāda) granting freedom from aging and death and aptitude in Vedic learning.