Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

अथ राजकुमारस्य प्राप्ते षोडशहायने । स एव ऋषभो योगी तस्य वेश्मन्युपाययौ

Transliteration

atha rājakumārasya prāpte ṣoḍaśahāyane | sa eva ṛṣabho yogī tasya veśmanyupāyayau

Translation

Lorsque le prince eut atteint sa seizième année, ce même sage—Ṛṣabha, le yogin—vint à sa demeure.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/then)

• राजकुमारस्य: of the prince
• राजकुमारस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजकुमार (प्रातिपदिक) = राजन् + कुमार (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• प्राप्ते: when (it) had arrived
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; √प्राप् धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/सामान्य-भावे; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• षोडशहायने: in the sixteenth year (at age sixteen)
• षोडशहायने: Adhikarana (Time-locative/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षोडशहायन (प्रातिपदिक) = षोडश + हायन (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis/indeed)

• ऋषभः: Ṛṣabha
• ऋषभः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• योगी: the yogi
• योगी: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• वेश्मनि: in(to) the house
• वेश्मनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• उपाययौ: came/arrived
• उपाययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-आ-√या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene palace interior at dawn; the sixteen-year-old prince stands respectfully as Ṛṣabha the yogin-sage arrives, radiating tapas and calm; attendants pause in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣabha
• rājakumāra (the prince)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual guidance often arrives at life’s turning points; maturity becomes the doorway for instruction in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the narrative context for a guru’s arrival.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None here; the verse is narrative, introducing the yogin’s coming.