Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तदा स्वतनयं भद्रे तस्मै देहि बहुश्रुतम् । फलमस्य व्रतस्याग्र्यं तस्य हस्ते समर्पय

Transliteration

tadā svatanayaṃ bhadre tasmai dehi bahuśrutam | phalamasya vratasyāgryaṃ tasya haste samarpaya

Translation

അപ്പോൾ, ഹേ ഭദ്രേ, ശ്രുതിജ്ഞാനത്തിൽ നിപുണനായ നിന്റെ സ്വന്തം പുത്രനെ അവനു നൽകുക; ഈ വ്രതത്തിന്റെ ശ്രേഷ്ഠഫലം അവന്റെ കൈയിൽ സമർപ്പിക്കുക.

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• स्वतनयम्: your own son
• स्वतनयम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + तनय (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: स्वस्य तनयः; पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative, 4th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine/neutral pronominal)

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• बहुश्रुतम्: very learned
• बहुश्रुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + श्रुत (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास: बहुं श्रुतं यस्य (much-learned); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्रतस्य: of the vow
• व्रतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अग्र्यम्: best, foremost
• अग्र्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive, 6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• हस्ते: in (his) hand
• हस्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• समर्पय: hand over, offer
• समर्पय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अर्पय् (अर्प् धातोः णिच्) (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative stem)

Speaker

Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Su-nayā presents her well-taught son to the brāhmaṇa, placing the ‘fruit of the vow’ into his hand—an act of solemn donation and guardianship transfer.

Characters & Entities

• tanaya (son)
• vrata (vow)
• vipra (implied recipient)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vows culminate in responsible dharmic action—offering their fruit and fulfilling one’s ordained duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse emphasizes vrata-phala and a prescribed offering.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Samarpana (formal offering/handing over) of the vow’s fruit, and the entrusting (dehi) of what is to be given at the destined time.