Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

तदा ब्रह्मादयो देवा आगतास्तत्र भूपते । दत्त्वा संज्ञावरं शुभ्रं चिंतितादधिकं हि तैः

Transliteration

tadā brahmādayo devā āgatāstatra bhūpate | dattvā saṃjñāvaraṃ śubhraṃ ciṃtitādadhikaṃ hi taiḥ

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ബ്രഹ്മാദി ദേവന്മാർ അവിടെ എത്തി, ഹേ രാജാവേ. അവർ സംജ്ഞയ്ക്ക് മംഗളകരമായ വരം നൽകി—അവർ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചതിലും അധികമായി.

Word by Word

• tadā: then
• tadā: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• brahmādayaḥ: Brahmā and others
• brahmādayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural) — ‘ब्रह्मा-आदयः’ (Brahmā and others)

• devāḥ: gods
• devāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• āgatāḥ: having come/came
• āgatāḥ: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āgata (कृदन्त, ā√gam)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural) — कर्तरि प्रयोगः

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• bhūpate: O lord of the earth (king)
• bhūpate: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) — ‘दत्त्वा’

• saṃjñāvaram: a boon (of a name/recognition)
• saṃjñāvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular) — तत्पुरुषः ‘संज्ञायाः वरम्/संज्ञा-वरम्’ (a boon of designation/name)

• śubhram: pure/bright
• śubhram: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular) — विशेषण

• ciṃtitāt: than what was intended
• ciṃtitāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ciṃtita (कृदन्त, √ciṃt)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन (Ablative, Singular) — ‘चिन्तितात्’ (from what was thought/designed)

• adhikam: more/greater
• adhikam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular) — विशेषण/प्रमाणवाचक

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (emphatic/causal particle)

• taiḥ: by them
• taiḥ: Karta (Agent in participial construction/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural) — ‘तैः’

Speaker

Narrator of the Dharmāraṇya-māhātmya (addressing the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya sacred spot of Saṃjñā’s boon (connected to Taptakuṇḍa/Bakula forest)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūpa / Rājan

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial assembly descends into the forested tīrtha: Brahmā with four faces, other devas in attendance, granting a radiant boon to Saṃjñā, whose posture shows reverence and relief.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas
• Saṃjñā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (anugraha) responds to sacred contexts; boons may exceed even the devotee’s expectations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘there’ refers to the Dharmāraṇya sacred setting in which the Saṃjñā episode unfolds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse narrates deva visitation and boon-granting.