Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

इत्यादिष्टो नरेन्द्रेण सहसा द्विजनन्दनः । जलपूर्णं समादाय कलशं वेगवान्ययौ

Transliteration

ityādiṣṭo narendreṇa sahasā dvijanandanaḥ | jalapūrṇaṃ samādāya kalaśaṃ vegavānyayau

Translation

രാജാവിന്റെ ആജ്ഞ ലഭിച്ച ഉടൻ ബ്രാഹ്മണപുത്രൻ ജലപൂർണ്ണമായ കലശം എടുത്ത് വേഗത്തിൽ പുറപ്പെട്ടു।

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• आदिष्टः: having been ordered
• आदिष्टः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘commanded/ordered’

• नरेन्द्रेण: by the king
• नरेन्द्रेण: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘नराणाम् इन्द्रः’)

• सहसा: quickly, at once
• सहसा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सहसा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण)

• द्विजनन्दनः: the brahmin’s son
• द्विजनन्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘द्विजस्य नन्दनः’ = brahmin’s son)

• जलपूर्णम्: filled with water
• जलपूर्णम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषप्रयोगः (‘जलेन पूर्णम्’ = filled with water)

• समादाय: having taken
• समादाय: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-√दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; ‘having taken’

• कलशम्: a pot, pitcher
• कलशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• वेगवान्: swift
• वेगवान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• अयौ: went
• अयौ: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Aśokadatta, instantly obeying, lifts a water-filled pitcher and rushes forth with speed and resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Aśokadatta
• Rājā (king)
• Kalaśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prompt action in dharma—without delay—strengthens merit and integrity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu Kṣetra (Setukhaṇḍa’s sacred landscape).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Carrying water for offering/charity (supporting jala-dāna).