Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

सुषुवे च तदा राज्ञी सुतौ दिव्यौ मनोहरौ । तेनास्य प्रथितं नाम बकुलार्केति वै रवेः

Transliteration

suṣuve ca tadā rājñī sutau divyau manoharau | tenāsya prathitaṃ nāma bakulārketi vai raveḥ

Translation

ထိုအခါ မိဖုရားသည် သာယာလှပ၍ ဒေဝတန်ခိုးရှိသော သားတော်နှစ်ပါးကို မွေးဖွား하였다။ ထိုဖြစ်ရပ်ကြောင့် ရဝိ (နေမင်း) သည် ထိုနေရာ၌ ‘ဗကူလာရ္က’ ဟူသော နာမတော်ဖြင့် ကျော်ကြားလာ하였다။

Word by Word

• सुषुवे: gave birth
• सुषुवे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद; √सू—प्रसवने

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

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• राज्ञी: the queen
• राज्ञी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्ञी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• सुतौ: two sons
• सुतौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), द्विवचन

• दिव्यौ: divine
• दिव्यौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) सुतौ

• मनोहरौ: charming
• मनोहरौ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), द्विवचन; विशेषण (qualifier) सुतौ

• तेन: thereby / by that
• तेन: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument/हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्य: of him / his
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रथितम्: became renowned
• प्रथितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रथित (√प्रथ् + क्त, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• नाम: name
• नाम: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• बकुलार्क: Bakula-arka (proper name)
• बकुलार्क: Samjna (Name/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बकुल + अर्क (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषार्थे (determinative: 'ark(a) associated with Bakula')

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• रवेः: of the Sun (Ravi)
• रवेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन

Speaker

Vyāsa (narrator, continuing the Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bakūlārka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A queen in a palace pavilion gives birth to two radiant sons; above them, Sūrya’s disc shines, and attendants proclaim the name ‘Bakūlārka’ as a sacred epithet.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Bakūlārka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places and divine names arise from dhārmic events; remembering the tīrtha’s origin strengthens śraddhā and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bakūlārka-tīrtha, a Sun-associated sacred spot within the Dharmāraṇya sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it provides the etymic/legendary basis for the tīrtha’s name.