Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अनुज्ञयैषां वर्तध्वं मावज्ञां कुरुत क्वचित् । जातकं नामकरणं तथान्नप्राशनं शुभम्

Transliteration

anujñayaiṣāṃ vartadhvaṃ māvajñāṃ kuruta kvacit | jātakaṃ nāmakaraṇaṃ tathānnaprāśanaṃ śubham

Translation

यांच्या अनुमतीनेच वागा; कधीही त्यांचा अवमान करू नका. जातकर्म, नामकरण तसेच शुभ अन्नप्राशनही (त्यांच्या संमतीने) करा।

Word by Word

• अनुज्ञया: with permission
• अनुज्ञया: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anujñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• एषाम्: of these (persons)
• एषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• वर्तध्वम्: conduct yourselves, behave
• वर्तध्वम्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (वृत् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मा: do not
• मा: Pratiṣedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/प्रत्याख्यान particle: prohibitive ‘do not’)

• अवज्ञाम्: disrespect, contempt
• अवज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avajñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• कुरुत: do (commit)
• कुरुत: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• क्वचित्: ever, at any time
• क्वचित्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देश/कालवाचक adverb: ‘ever/anywhere/at any time’)

• जातकम्: birth-rite, horoscope/birth ceremony
• जातकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• नामकरणम्: name-giving ceremony
• नामकरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāma (प्रातिपदिक) + karaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम + करण)

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/रीतिवाचक adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• अन्न-प्राशनम्: first-feeding (of solid food) ceremony
• अन्न-प्राशनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक) + prāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अन्न + प्राशन)

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (जातक/नामकरण/अन्नप्राशन-आदीनाम्)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A family approaches an elder/ācārya with folded hands seeking permission for a child’s naming/first-feeding; the elder blesses; the community watches respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• jātakakarma
• nāmakaraṇa
• annaprāśana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and reverence for dharmic authority safeguard auspiciousness in life-cycle rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the contextual sacred region; the verse focuses on samskāra-dharma rather than a named pilgrimage spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Life-cycle samskāras: jātakarma (birth observance), nāmakaraṇa (naming), and annaprāśana (first feeding).