Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

भद्रायुरपि तत्रैव राजपुत्रो वणिक्पतेः । ववृधे सदने भानुः शुचाविव महातपाः

Transliteration

bhadrāyurapi tatraiva rājaputro vaṇikpateḥ | vavṛdhe sadane bhānuḥ śucāviva mahātapāḥ

Translation

Là même, Bhadrāyu aussi, fils du roi, grandit dans la demeure de ce seigneur des marchands ; tel le soleil qui croît en la saison claire, il rayonnait d’un éclat immense.

Word by Word

• भद्रायुः: Bhadrāyu (a proper name)
• भद्रायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (भद्रम् आयुः यस्य)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थे ‘also’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• राजपुत्रः: the king’s son/prince
• राजपुत्रः: Apposition (विशेष्य-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज + पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (राज्ञः पुत्रः)

• वणिक्पतेः: of the merchant-lord
• वणिक्पतेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वणिक् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वणिजः पतिः)

• ववृधे: grew/thrived
• ववृधे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सदने: in the house
• सदने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• भानुः: Bhānu (proper name)
• भानुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शुचौ: in Śuci (season/month)
• शुचौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; ‘शुचि’ = purity/bright season (here: in Śuci month/season)

• इव: like/as if
• इव: Upamana-marker (उपमान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

• महातपाः: a great ascetic
• महातपाः: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘तपस्’ शब्दस्य प्रथमा-एकवचन रूपम् (महातपाः = महातपाः/महातपस्)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a prosperous merchant’s house, the young prince Bhadrāyu grows in stature and aura; a sun-in-clear-season metaphor is visually echoed by shafts of light and a serene domestic setting.

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrāyu
• Vaṇikpati (merchant-lord)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in unexpected circumstances, dharmic protection and proper nurture allow innate greatness to flourish.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned; the verse is narrative and metaphorical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes the prince’s growth and well-being.