Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

अथ काले शुभे प्राप्ते शारदा विमलाशया । असूत तनयं बाला बालार्कसमतेजसम्

Transliteration

atha kāle śubhe prāpte śāradā vimalāśayā | asūta tanayaṃ bālā bālārkasamatejasam

Translation

Puis, lorsque vint l’heure favorable, Śāradā, au dessein immaculé, enfanta un fils, un enfant rayonnant tel le soleil levant.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Adhikarana (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तर्यवाचक (now/then)

• काले: at the time
• काले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying kāle)

• प्राप्ते: when (it) had arrived
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (Past passive participle), पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• शारदा: Śāradā (name)
• शारदा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शारदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विमलाशया: of pure intention
• विमलाशया: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल + आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (विमलः आशयः यस्याः)

• असूत: she gave birth
• असूत: Kriya (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तनयम्: a son
• तनयम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बाला: the young woman
• बाला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शारदा-सम्बन्धे apposition

• बालार्कसमतेजसम्: having brilliance equal to the rising sun
• बालार्कसमतेजसम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of tanayam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल + अर्क + सम + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/तुल्ययोगे तत्पुरुष (बालार्कस्य समं तेजः यस्य)

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene mother Śāradā, luminous and calm, in a clean inner chamber; attendants with lamps; the newborn shines like the rising sun, casting a gentle golden glow.

Characters & Entities

• Śāradā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of heart and auspicious alignment of time are portrayed as supportive conditions for blessed outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific location is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it states the event of birth at a śubha-kāla (auspicious time).