Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

बहुमानाच्च तेनापि पूजिता विश्व कर्म्मणा । तत्स्थौ पितृगृहे सा तु किंचित्कालमनिंदिता

Transliteration

bahumānācca tenāpi pūjitā viśva karmmaṇā | tatsthau pitṛgṛhe sā tu kiṃcitkālamaniṃditā

Translation

Par grande considération, elle fut aussi honorée et vénérée par Viśvakarmā. Elle demeura donc quelque temps dans la maison paternelle, irréprochable et sans blâme.

Word by Word

• बहुमानात्: from respect; due to honor
• बहुमानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• पूजिता: honored; worshipped
• पूजिता: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विश्वकर्मणा: by Viśvakarman
• विश्वकर्मणा: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्ता-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; विश्व + कर्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (विश्वस्य कर्म)

• तत्: there; then
• तत्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, अव्ययवत् (adverbial accusative), एकवचन

• स्थौ: stayed; remained
• स्थौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद (स्थौ = तस्थौ)

• पितृगृहे: in the father's house
• पितृगृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृगृह (प्रातिपदिक; पितृ + गृह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पितुः गृहम्)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Contrast)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (contrastive particle)

• किंचित्कालम्: for some time
• किंचित्कालम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किंचित्काल (प्रातिपदिक; किंचित् + काल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (किंचित् कालः)

• अनिन्दिता: blameless; uncriticized
• अनिन्दिता: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिन्दित (प्रातिपदिक; निन्द् धातु + क्त, नञ्-पूर्व)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvakarmā respectfully receives and honors the goddess; she remains in the paternal home, composed and unblemished, in a calm domestic-sacred setting.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā
• Viśvakarmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respectful reception and protection of those seeking shelter is upheld as dharma, especially within family bonds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates honor (pūjā) and safe dwelling, not a formal rite.