Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तत्र भूत्वा महाराजः शासयित्वा चिरं महीम् । पुत्रमप्रतिमं त्वस्यां जनयित्वा महीपतिम्

Transliteration

tatra bhūtvā mahārājaḥ śāsayitvā ciraṃ mahīm | putramapratimaṃ tvasyāṃ janayitvā mahīpatim

Translation

Là, il deviendrait un grand roi; et, après avoir longtemps gouverné la terre, il engendrerait en elle un fils sans pareil, digne d’être le souverain du royaume.

Word by Word

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

• भूत्वा: having become / having been
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), भू धातोः; पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having become)

• महाराजः: the great king
• महाराजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज (प्रातिपदिक) = महा + राजन्
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st case), एकवचन; कर्तृपद (subject)

• शासयित्वा: having governed
• शासयित्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शास् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), णिच्-प्रयोग (causative sense) शासयित्वा = having ruled/governed

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• महीम्: the earth/kingdom
• महीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; जनयित्वा इत्यस्य कर्म

• अप्रतिमम्: incomparable
• अप्रतिमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अप्रतिम (प्रातिपदिक) = अ + प्रतिम
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुत्रम् इति विशेषण

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• अस्याम्: in her / in this (woman)
• अस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in her/this woman)

• जनयित्वा: having begotten
• जनयित्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive), णिच्-प्रयोग (causative) जनयित्वा = having begotten/caused to be born

• महीपतिम्: (as) lord of the earth, king
• महीपतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीपति (प्रातिपदिक) = मही + पति
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; पुत्रम् इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन (as earth-lord)

Speaker

Brahmā (Caturānana) speaking (deduced from immediate context: ‘brahmavacaḥ… caturānanam’).

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A kingly figure, newly established in sovereignty, seated in a court with symbols of rule; beside him a queen, and the promise of an incomparable heir—an atmosphere of destiny before pilgrimage.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even under karmic constraint, dharma is upheld through righteous kingship and the continuation of a worthy lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Setu sacred region (Setukhaṇḍa context), leading into the Cakratīrtha account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated in this verse; it sets the narrative frame for later snāna-based expiation.