Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

एष मे तनयो ब्रह्मञ्छुचिव्रत इतीरितः । एष राजसुतो नाम्ना धर्मगुप्तः कृतो मया

Transliteration

eṣa me tanayo brahmañchucivrata itīritaḥ | eṣa rājasuto nāmnā dharmaguptaḥ kṛto mayā

Translation

“பிரம்மனே, இவன் என் மகன்; ‘சுசிவ்ரதன்’ எனப் பெயர் பெற்றவன். இவன் அரசகுமாரன்; நான் இவனுக்கு ‘தர்மகுப்தன்’ என்று பெயரிட்டேன்.”

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• तनयः: son
• तनयः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tanaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahmin sage
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Vocative singular)

• शुचि-व्रतः: of pure vows
• शुचि-व्रतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular); विशेषण (qualifier of तनयः)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरणसूचक (quotative)

• ईरितः: is called/has been named
• ईरितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īr (धातु: प्रेरणे/उच्चारणे)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• राज-सुतः: king’s son
• राज-सुतः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक) + suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• नाम्ना: by name
• नाम्ना: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• धर्म-गुप्तः: Dharmagupta
• धर्म-गुप्तः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + gupta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular); नाम (proper name)

• कृतः: was made
• कृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; तृतीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

Speaker

Vipra-strī (brāhmaṇa woman)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience/ṛṣi (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The mother gestures gently toward each boy as she introduces them; the sage’s gaze is discerning yet kind, as if reading their future.

Characters & Entities

• Śucivrata
• Dharmagupta
• Vipra-strī
• sage (addressed as Brahman)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Identity is framed through dharma: names and vows are presented as spiritual commitments, not mere labels.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse underscores vrata (vowed purity) as a dharmic ideal.