Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

तत्रापश्यत्कृतोद्वाहं भद्रायुषमरिंदमम् । पादयोः पतितं प्रेम्णा हर्षात्तं परिषस्वजे

Transliteration

tatrāpaśyatkṛtodvāhaṃ bhadrāyuṣamariṃdamam | pādayoḥ patitaṃ premṇā harṣāttaṃ pariṣasvaje

Translation

அங்கே திருமணம் நிறைவேறிய பகைஅழிப்பவன் பத்ராயுஷனை அவர் கண்டார். அன்பால் அவன் பாதங்களில் விழுந்து, வஜ்ரபாஹு மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் அவனைத் தழுவினார்।

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अपश्यत्: saw
• अपश्यत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृतोद्वाहम्: (one) who had performed the marriage
• कृतोद्वाहम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-उद्वाह (कृ धातु + उद्वाह प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; तत्पुरुषसमासः

• भद्रायुषम्: Bhadrāyuṣa (of auspicious life)
• भद्रायुषम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र-आयुस् (भद्र प्रातिपदिक + आयुस् प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (भद्रम् आयुः यस्य)

• अरिंदमम्: subduer of enemies
• अरिंदमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरि-दम (अरि प्रातिपदिक + दम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (अरिं दमयति इति)

• पादयोः: at (his) feet
• पादयोः: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), द्विवचन

• पतितम्: fallen/prostrated
• पतितम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘fallen/prostrated’

• प्रेम्णा: with affection
• प्रेम्णा: Karaṇa (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• हर्षात्: from joy
• हर्षात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

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

• परिषस्वजे: embraced
• परिषस्वजे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-स्वञ्ज्/स्वज् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Purāṇic narrator (contextual; likely Sūta-style narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vajrabāhu beholds the newlywed Bhadrāyuṣa; Bhadrāyuṣa falls at Vajrabāhu’s feet; Vajrabāhu lifts and embraces him, eyes moist with joy; courtiers witness the tender reunion.

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrāyuṣa
• Vajrabāhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Strength in battle is crowned by humility at home; reverence and affection within family are also forms of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is referenced; the verse highlights family reunion and blessing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Respectful prostration at elders’ feet (pāda-vandana) is exemplified, though not prescribed as a formal rite.