Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

सा चाह तनया त्वष्टुरहं संज्ञा विभावसो । पत्नी तव त्वयापत्यान्येतानि जनितानि मे

Transliteration

sā cāha tanayā tvaṣṭurahaṃ saṃjñā vibhāvaso | patnī tava tvayāpatyānyetāni janitāni me

Translation

सा उवाच—अहं त्वष्टुस्तनया संज्ञा, हे विभावसो; अहं तव पत्नी, त्वया च मे एतान्यपत्यानि जनितानि।

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ah (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tanayā: (I am) the daughter
• tanayā: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanayā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; (पुत्री/दुहिता-अर्थे)

• tvaṣṭuḥ: of Tvaṣṭṛ
• tvaṣṭuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvaṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• saṃjñā: Saṃjñā
• saṃjñā: Pradhāna-nāma (Apposition/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; नाम (proper noun)

• vibhāvaso: of Vibhāvasu (the Sun)
• vibhāvaso: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhāvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• patnī: wife
• patnī: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate nominative/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी; एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent in passive sense/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• apatyāni: children/offspring
• apatyāni: Karta (Subject of janitāni/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apatya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• etāni: these
• etāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; ‘अपत्यानि’ विशेषण

• janitāni: have been born/produced
• janitāni: Kriyā (Predicative verbal adjective/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: janita (कृदन्त; √jan)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थे (passive/resultative: ‘have been born/produced’)

• me: by me/of me
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Genitive) / चतुर्थी (Dative) एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (by me/of me)

Speaker

Saṃjñā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saṃjñā speaks with dignity, identifying herself: daughter of Tvaṣṭṛ, wife of Vibhāvasu; the scene carries the weight of restored truth and rightful motherhood.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā
• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Vibhāvasu (Sūrya/Vivasvān)
• Children (apatya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Identity, lineage, and marital dharma are affirmed—relationships are grounded in truth and responsibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None in this verse; it is genealogical and narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse states identity and progeny.