Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं प्रार्थयित्वा च स्वयं गत्वा तदंतिकम् । बाढमित्येव तैरुक्ते तत आदाय तानपि

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ prārthayitvā ca svayaṃ gatvā tadaṃtikam | bāḍhamityeva tairukte tata ādāya tānapi

Translation

ब्रह्मदेवांची प्रार्थना करून तो स्वतः त्यांच्या समीप गेला; त्यांनी ‘बाढम्’ (तथास्तु) असे म्हटल्यावर तो त्यांनाही सोबत घेऊन निघाला।

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रार्थयित्वा: having requested
• प्रार्थयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु) → प्रार्थय् (णिजन्त) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having requested’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Karta (Agent-emphasis/कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रकर्तृवाचक-अव्यय (by oneself)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘having gone’

• तदन्तिकम्: to his presence/near him
• तदन्तिकम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘तस्य अन्तिकम्’ (to his vicinity)

• बाढम्: certainly
• बाढम्: Sambandha (Quotation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाढम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वीकृतिवाचक-अव्यय (assent: certainly/so be it)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic/only)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana (Circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; लोके—‘तैः उक्ते (सति)’ (when it was said by them)

• ततः: then / from there
• ततः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/then)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु) + ल्यप् (आदाय)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘having taken’

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration within the Adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vidhisadana (Brahmā’s abode)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (king) implied by surrounding address

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A petitioner approaches Brahmā’s radiant court; Brahmā grants assent (‘bāḍham’). The petitioner then gathers the pitṛ-hosts to accompany him, signaling a sanctioned procession.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma-related suffering is presented, the tradition seeks authoritative clarification—here by approaching Brahmā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it advances the narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it narrates the act of approaching Brahmā for guidance.