Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

रुद्राक्षधारणोद्भूतात्पुण्यात्पूर्वभवार्जितात् । कुले महति संजातौ वर्तेते बालकाविमौ

Transliteration

rudrākṣadhāraṇodbhūtātpuṇyātpūrvabhavārjitāt | kule mahati saṃjātau vartete bālakāvimau

Translation

ರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಧಾರಣೆಯಿಂದ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿದ, ಪೂರ್ವಜನ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪಾದಿಸಿದ ಪುಣ್ಯದ ಫಲದಿಂದ ಈ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಬಾಲಕರು ಮಹತ್ಕುಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನಿಸಿ ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ।

Word by Word

• रुद्राक्ष: rudrākṣa beads
• रुद्राक्ष: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्राक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• धारण: wearing, bearing
• धारण: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• उद्भूतात्: from (that) arisen
• उद्भूतात्: Apadana (Source/अपाादान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) → उद्भूत; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन; समासः—रुद्राक्ष-धारण-उद्भूत ("arisen from wearing rudrākṣa")

• पुण्यात्: from merit
• पुण्यात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपाादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी; एकवचन

• पूर्व: previous
• पूर्व: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• भव: birth, existence
• भव: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• अर्जितात्: from (merit) earned in a former birth
• अर्जितात्: Apadana (Source/अपाादान)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle) → अर्जित; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी; एकवचन; समासः—पूर्व-भव-अर्जित ("earned in a former birth")

• कुले: in a family
• कुले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• महति: great, noble
• महति: Adhikarana (Qualifier/अधिकरणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying कुले)

• संजातौ: born
• संजातौ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-जन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; द्विवचन; अर्थः—"born"

• वर्तेते: exist, live
• वर्तेते: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; द्विवचन; आत्मनेपद; अर्थः—"exist/continue"

• बालकौ: two boys
• बालकौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; द्विवचन

• इमौ: these two
• इमौ: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; द्विवचन; निकटवाचक (demonstrative: "these two")

Speaker

Parāśara

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two boys in a noble household wear rudrākṣa beads; their faces are calm and pure-minded, suggesting inherited saṃskāra and Śaiva inclination.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• rudrākṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva practices like wearing rudrākṣa generate puṇya that can uplift one’s future birth and circumstances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies rudrākṣa-dhāraṇa (wearing rudrākṣa) as a dharmic practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Wearing rudrākṣa is presented as the meritorious practice (dhāraṇa) producing spiritual and worldly uplift.