Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

विधूम नामा च वसुस्त्वं नाकललनां पुरा । तामेव ब्रह्मसदने दृष्ट्वानिलहृतांशुकाम्

Transliteration

vidhūma nāmā ca vasustvaṃ nākalalanāṃ purā | tāmeva brahmasadane dṛṣṭvānilahṛtāṃśukām

Translation

പൂർവ്വം നീ ‘വിധൂമ’ എന്ന നാമമുള്ള വസുവായിരുന്നു; അവൾ സ്വർഗ്ഗകന്യ. ബ്രഹ്മസദസ്സിൽ കാറ്റാൽ അപഹരിക്കപ്പെട്ട വസ്ത്രവളായ അവളെയേ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ നിന്റെ മനസ്സ് വിറച്ചു.

Word by Word

• विधूम: Vidhūma
• विधूम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधूम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे नाम (name as predicate)

• नामा: named
• नामा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्राय प्रयोगः; 'नामा' इति नामनिर्देशक-अव्यय (particle meaning 'named')

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वसुः: a Vasu (deity-class)
• वसुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाकललनाम्: a heavenly maiden
• नाकललनाम्: Karma (Object/Complement/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाक + ललना (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (नाके ललना), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'त्वम्' इत्यस्य विधेय (predicate complement)

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ब्रह्मसदने: in Brahmā’s abode
• ब्रह्मसदने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् + सदन (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (ब्रह्मणः सदनम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), 'having seen'

• अनिलहृतांशुकाम्: whose garment was carried off by the wind
• अनिलहृतांशुकाम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनिल + हृत + अंशुक (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अनिलेन हृतम् अंशुकम् यस्याः सा), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण 'ताम्' इत्यस्य

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, recounting Indra/Brahmā’s message)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahma-sadana (cosmic locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Brahmā’s luminous hall, the apsaras stands startled as a gust lifts her garment; Vidhūma (a Vasu) looks on, struck by sudden desire; swans, lotuses, and golden pillars frame the scene; wind is personified as a subtle deity.

Characters & Entities

• Vidhūma
• Vasu
• Brahmā
• Brahmasadana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked desire can precipitate a fall from higher states; self-restraint is central to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not yet; the verse is part of the backstory leading to a Setu-region tīrtha remedy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it narrates the cause leading to later expiation.