Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 142

Devanagari script

भरणं पोषणं द्वाभ्यां करिष्यामि सदैव हि

Transliteration

bharaṇaṃ poṣaṇaṃ dvābhyāṃ kariṣyāmi sadaiva hi

Translation

ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളിരുവരുടെയും ഭരണം-പോഷണം എപ്പോഴും നിർവഹിക്കും।

Word by Word

• bharaṇam: support; maintenance
• bharaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; √bhṛ-धातोः भाव/कर्मणि घञ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• poṣaṇam: nourishment; care
• poṣaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: poṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; √puṣ-धातोः भाव/कर्मणि घञ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dvābhyām: for/by the two (of them)
• dvābhyām: Karaṇa (instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचन-प्रयोगः; तृतीया (3rd), द्विवचन; ‘द्वाभ्याम्’ = by/for the two (of them)

• kariṣyāmi: I will do; I will provide
• kariṣyāmi: Kriya (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘करिष्यामि’ = I will do

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• hi: indeed; for
• hi: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (reason/assurance particle)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker extends a reassuring gesture, promising lifelong support for the couple; calm but firm expression, witnesses present.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is practical: responsibility for dependents and ensuring sustenance is portrayed as a righteous commitment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse focuses on household duty rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual; it is a vow of ongoing support (bharaṇa-poṣaṇa).