Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

इत्युक्ता सा तदा देवी जगाम भवनं पितुः । ददर्श तत्र त्वष्टारं तपसा धूतकिल्बिषम्

Transliteration

ityuktā sā tadā devī jagāma bhavanaṃ pituḥ | dadarśa tatra tvaṣṭāraṃ tapasā dhūtakilbiṣam

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞ ശേഷം ദേവി അപ്പോൾ പിതാവിന്റെ ഭവനത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി. അവിടെ തപസ്സാൽ എല്ലാ കല്മഷവും കഴുകിപ്പോയ ത്വഷ്ടൃ (വിശ്വകർമ്മ)നെ അവൾ ദർശിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (quotative particle)

• उक्ता: having been told; addressed
• उक्ता: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जगाम: went
• जगाम: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भवनम्: to the house
• भवनम्: Karma (Goal/object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पितुः: of (her) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• त्वष्टारम्: Tvaṣṭṛ
• त्वष्टारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• धूतकिल्बिषम्: whose sin was washed away; purified of sin
• धूतकिल्बिषम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धूतकिल्बिष (प्रातिपदिक; धूत + किल्बिष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (धूतं किल्बिषं यस्य/यः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The देवी arrives at her father’s abode and beholds Tvaṣṭṛ/Viśvakarmā—serene, radiant from austerity, surrounded by subtle signs of divine craftsmanship.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā
• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Viśvakarmā (as identification of Tvaṣṭṛ in later verse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Austerity and disciplined living purify the being, making one a fit refuge and guide for others.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on the sanctity gained through tapas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity) is praised implicitly as a purifier, though no specific vow is detailed.