Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

ततस्स्वल्पेन कालेन विशाखमिव पार्वती । असूत तनयं बाला शौर्यधैर्यगुणान्वितम्

Transliteration

tatassvalpena kālena viśākhamiva pārvatī | asūta tanayaṃ bālā śauryadhairyaguṇānvitam

Translation

Puis, peu de temps après, la jeune femme enfanta un fils—comme Pārvatī enfanta Viśākha—doué des vertus de vaillance et de constance.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla/Anantara (काल/अनन्तर)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• स्वल्पेन: with a short (amount)
• स्वल्पेन: Kāla-viśeṣaṇa (कालविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of कालेन)

• कालेन: in/after (some) time
• कालेन: Kāla (काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• विशाखम्: Viśākha (Kārttikeya)
• विशाखम्: Upamāna (उपमान/उपमेय-संबन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upamā (उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक-अव्यय (like/as)

• पार्वती: Pārvatī
• पार्वती: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• असूत: gave birth
• असूत: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु, ‘to give birth’)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तनयम्: a son
• तनयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• बाला: the young woman
• बाला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; (अत्र) कर्तृपदस्य विशेषणरूपेण

• शौर्य-धैर्य-गुण-अन्वितम्: endowed with valor, steadfastness, and virtues
• शौर्य-धैर्य-गुण-अन्वितम्: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शौर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + धैर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + गुण (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/क्त-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (गुणैः अन्वितः) विशेषणम् (of तनयम्)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Auspicious childbirth scene in an āśrama: the young mother holds a newborn boy radiant with promise; sages bless; the imagery subtly echoes Pārvatī with infant Viśākha/Skanda—divine aura without overt celestial spectacle.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Viśākha
• tanaya (son)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Noble qualities are celebrated as divine-like gifts, aligning human destiny with sacred exemplars.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Setukhaṇḍa’s sacred frame; this verse itself is genealogical/biographical rather than tīrtha-focused.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates birth and virtues.