Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

तस्या नाम पिता चक्रे ब्राह्मणीति द्विजोत्तमाः । यस्मात्सा ब्राह्मणैर्दत्ता मण्डपान्ते सुपूजितैः

Transliteration

tasyā nāma pitā cakre brāhmaṇīti dvijottamāḥ | yasmātsā brāhmaṇairdattā maṇḍapānte supūjitaiḥ

Translation

ഹേ ദ്വിജോത്തമന്മാരേ! അവളുടെ പിതാവ് അവൾക്ക് ‘ബ്രാഹ്മണീ’ എന്നു നാമകരണം ചെയ്തു; കാരണം മണ്ഡപത്തിനകത്ത് സൂപൂജിതരായ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാർ അവളെ ദത്തമായി നൽകിയിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘नाम’ इति रूपम्

• पिता: father
• पिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• चक्रे: made/gave (a name)
• चक्रे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्राह्मणी: (the name) ‘Brāhmaṇī’
• ब्राह्मणी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नामरूपेण (as the name)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• द्विजोत्तमाः: the best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजोत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज-उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; द्विजानाम् उत्तमाः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• यस्मात्: because
• यस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (causal relative: ‘because/from which reason’)

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

• ब्राह्मणैः: by Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• दत्ता: was given (in marriage)/was bestowed
• दत्ता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• मण्डपान्ते: in the interior of the pavilion
• मण्डपान्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डप-अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; मण्डपस्य अन्ते इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• सुपूजितैः: well-honoured
• सुपूजितैः: Visheshana (Adjective of agent/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-पूजित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त); विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणैः)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing dvijas in the frame dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijottama (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A decorated pavilion (maṇḍapa) with festoons and lamps; venerable Brāhmaṇas seated, performing pūjā; the father formally naming the girl ‘Brāhmaṇī’; offerings, flowers, and ritual vessels visible.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Brāhmaṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Honoring the dharmic community and sacred rites (pūjā) is portrayed as shaping destiny and identity within Purāṇic tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The verse mentions a maṇḍapa setting but does not name a specific tīrtha in the excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied is pūjā (honoring/worship) and a formal bestowal (dāna/entrustment), but no explicit vrata or snāna instruction appears.