Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91
Devanagari script
इमौ च बालकौ मह्यं कन्या च वरवर्णिनी । संभाव्या नैव चाख्येयमिदं भगवते त्वया
Transliteration
imau ca bālakau mahyaṃ kanyā ca varavarṇinī | saṃbhāvyā naiva cākhyeyamidaṃ bhagavate tvayā
Translation
「この二人の男児と、麗しき肌の乙女を、我が子として養い守れ。さらに、このことを福徳の主（スーリヤ）に告げてはならぬ。」
Word by Word
इमौthese two
इमौ:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय)
बालकौtwo boys/children
बालकौ:
Karta (Subject apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootबालक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन
मह्यम्to me
मह्यम्:
Sampradana (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formचतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (मह्यम्/मह्यं)
कन्याa girl/daughter
कन्या:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootकन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय)
वरवर्णिनीof excellent complexion
वरवर्णिनी:
Karta (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootवर (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः — ‘of excellent complexion/appearance’
संभाव्याshould be cared for/respected
संभाव्या:
Kriya (Obligation)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + भू (धातु)
Formतव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘to be cared for/treated with respect’ (agreeing with कन्या)
नnot
न:
Negation
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (निषेध)
एवindeed/at all
एव:
Emphasis
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (अवधारण)
चand
च:
Sambandha (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (समुच्चय)
आख्येयम्to be told
आख्येयम्:
Kriya (Obligation)
TypeVerb
Rootआ + ख्या (धातु)
Formतव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — ‘to be told’ (with न…नैव)
इदम्this (matter)
इदम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
भगवतेto the Lord
भगवते:
Sampradana (Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootभगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
त्वयाby you
त्वया:
Karta (Agent of obligation)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formतृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
Speaker
Saṃjñā
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Chāyā
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Saṃjñā points to the two boys and the maiden, instructing Chāyā to raise them as her own and to conceal the matter from Sūrya.
Characters & Entities
S
SaṃjñāC
ChāyāB
Bhagavat (Sūrya/Arka)C
Children (unnamed here)FAQs
It emphasizes guardianship (rakṣaṇa) and responsible discretion—protecting dependents while managing delicate truth.
The setting is within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya’s sacred narrative environment at Prabhāsa.
None; the focus is on ethical instruction.