Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

तामात्मनोग्रमहिषीं पुत्रं तमपि तां स्नुषाम् । आदाय सपरीवारो वज्रबाहुः पुरीं ययौ

Transliteration

tāmātmanogramahiṣīṃ putraṃ tamapi tāṃ snuṣām | ādāya saparīvāro vajrabāhuḥ purīṃ yayau

Translation

Dengan membawa permaisuri baginda yang mulia, putera itu serta menantu perempuan itu, Vajrabāhu pun berangkat ke kota bersama seluruh rombongannya.

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आत्मनः: of himself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; स्वाम्यर्थे (of himself)

• उग्रमहिषीम्: the formidable queen
• उग्रमहिषीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रा + महिषी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘fierce/strong queen’

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक अव्यय (also)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• स्नुषाम्: daughter-in-law
• स्नुषाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नुषा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘daughter-in-law’

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

• सपरिवारः: with his entourage
• सपरिवारः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + परिवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘with retinue’ (सह-समासार्थ)

• वज्रबाहुः: Vajrabāhu
• वज्रबाहुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + बाहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘whose arms are like vajra’ (proper name/epithet)

• पुरीम्: to the city
• पुरीम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म-गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal departure: Vajrabāhu leads a procession with queen, son, and daughter-in-law in palanquins or on decorated mounts; banners, parasols, and attendants; city gates visible ahead.

Characters & Entities

• Vajrabāhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Householder and royal dharma includes protecting and guiding one’s family and dependents with orderly conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No sacred site is named; the verse narrates a return to the royal city.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.