Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

ययाचे वह्निमेवासौ पितरं दीनया गिरा । शीतज्वरसमुद्भूतशीतबाधाप्रपीडितम्

Transliteration

yayāce vahnimevāsau pitaraṃ dīnayā girā | śītajvarasamudbhūtaśītabādhāprapīḍitam

Translation

Alors il implora son père—d’une voix plaintive—du feu seulement, car il était accablé par le froid issu d’une fièvre glacée.

Word by Word

• yayāce: begged
• yayāce: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yāc (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम (ययाचे)

• vahnim: fire
• vahnim: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• asau: he
• asau: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pitaram: his father
• pitaram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• dīnayā: with a pitiable
• dīnayā: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; विशेषणं ‘गिरा’

• girā: voice/speech
• girā: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gir (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• śīta-jvara-samudbhūta-śīta-bādhā-prapīḍitam: afflicted by cold-pain arising from cold-fever
• śīta-jvara-samudbhūta-śīta-bādhā-prapīḍitam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śīta (प्रातिपदिक) + jvara (प्रातिपदिक) + samudbhūta (कृदन्त, sam+ud+√bhū) + śīta (प्रातिपदिक) + bādhā (प्रातिपदिक) + prapīḍita (कृदन्त, pra+√pīḍ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः; ‘शीतज्वरसमुद्भूता शीतबाधा तया प्रपीडितम्’ (afflicted by cold-trouble arisen from cold-fever)

Speaker

Narrator (describing Vijayadatta’s plea)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The boy, teeth chattering, hands folded, begs his father for fire; the father bends close, torn between inability and compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Vijayadatta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic ethic highlights compassion toward the afflicted and the urgency of relieving suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is directly named in this verse; it belongs to the Setukhaṇḍa narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No; the verse narrates a personal plea rather than prescribing a rite.