Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

अथैकदा राजसूनुः सह तेन द्विजन्मना । वसंतसमये प्राप्ते विजहार वनां तरे

Transliteration

athaikadā rājasūnuḥ saha tena dvijanmanā | vasaṃtasamaye prāpte vijahāra vanāṃ tare

Translation

やがてある日、春の季節が訪れると、王の子はその「二度生まれ」の友とともに、森へ遊びに出かけた。

Word by Word

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भ/अनन्तर (then/now)

• ekadā: once
• ekadā: Kāla (Temporal/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ekadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (once)

• rāja-sūnuḥ: the king's son
• rāja-sūnuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + sūnu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (राज्ञः सूनुः)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment marker/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सह (preposition-like indeclinable)

• tena: with him
• tena: Sahakāraka (Companion/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dvijanmanā: with the Brahmin (twice-born)
• dvijanmanā: Sahakāraka (Companion/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijanman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; ‘द्विजन्मन्’ = ब्राह्मण (twice-born)

• vasaṃta-samaye: in the spring season
• vasaṃta-samaye: Kāla/Adhikarana (Time-locative/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasaṃta (प्रातिपदिक) + samaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वसन्तस्य समये)

• prāpte: when (it) had arrived
• prāpte: Kāla (Locative absolute/काल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√āp (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; लोके सप्तमी (absolute locative)

• vijahāra: played, sported
• vijahāra: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्काल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• vanāntare: in the interior of the forest
• vanāntare: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (वनस्य अन्तरे)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; unspecified in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In spring, the prince and his brāhmaṇa companion walk into a blossoming forest—ashoka/mango blooms, bees, gentle breeze—suggesting impending encounter or revelation.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives often turn ordinary moments (like seasonal outings) into settings where dharma and divine providence unfold.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the verse transitions the story to a forest setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is a narrative transition verse.