Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

जातमात्रं तु तं ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः । चकार नाम सुप्रीत ऋषिदेवसमन्वितः

Transliteration

jātamātraṃ tu taṃ jñātvā brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ | cakāra nāma suprīta ṛṣidevasamanvitaḥ

Translation

बालक जन्मताच ते जाणून लोकपितामह ब्रह्म्याने ऋषी व देवांसह उपस्थित राहून अत्यंत आनंदाने त्याचे नामकरण केले.

Word by Word

• जातमात्रम्: just-born (state)/newly born
• जातमात्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जात+मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (जातस्य मात्रम्/जात एव); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic/contrast particle)

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ज्ञात्वा: having known/recognizing
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लोकपितामहः: grandfather of the worlds
• लोकपितामहः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक+पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (लोकस्य पितामहः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चकार: made/did
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नाम: a name
• नाम: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुप्रीतः: well-pleased
• सुप्रीतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु+प्री (धातु) → सुप्रीत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (ब्रह्मा)

• ऋषिदेवसमन्वितः: accompanied by sages and gods
• ऋषिदेवसमन्वितः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋषि+देव+समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (ऋषिभिः देवैश्च समन्वितः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (ब्रह्मा)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial naming ceremony: Brahmā, attended by gods and sages, joyfully names the newborn; the moment is auspicious, luminous, and ceremonial.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• sages (ṛṣis)
• gods (devas)
• newborn Dhanada/Kubera (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred naming is presented as a divine sanction, affirming the child’s ordained role within cosmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; it is part of the Revā Khaṇḍa’s broader sacred narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of nāmākaraṇa (bestowing a name) is described as a sanctifying rite, though no procedural details are given.