Shloka 51 - Adhyaya 49 - Kaumarika Khanda - Mahesvara Khanda | Tamil | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

अष्टमे नवमे मासि भृशमुद्विजते ततः । जरायुणा वेष्टितांगो मुखे बद्धकरांगुलिः

Transliteration

aṣṭame navame māsi bhṛśamudvijate tataḥ | jarāyuṇā veṣṭitāṃgo mukhe baddhakarāṃguliḥ

Translation

எட்டாம், ஒன்பதாம் மாதங்களில் அது மிகுந்த துயரத்துடன் கலங்குகிறது. ஜராயுவால் சுற்றப்பட்டு, அங்கங்கள் அடைக்கப்பட்டு, விரல்கள் வாயருகே கட்டப்பட்டிருக்கும்.

Word by Word

अष्टमेin the eighth (month)

नवमेin the ninth (month)

मासिin the month

भृशम्greatly

उद्विजतेbecomes anxious/is distressed

ततःthen/thereafter

जरायुणाby the placenta/chorion

वेष्टित-अङ्गःwhose body is wrapped

मुखेin the mouth

बद्ध-कर-अङ्गुलिःwhose fingers of the hand are bound (to the mouth)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-wide deduction (Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Symbolic depiction of fetal distress in the eighth/ninth months: the fetus curled, enclosed by jarāyu (caul) as translucent veils; fingers near mouth; a sense of tightness and yearning for release, rendered respectfully and allegorically.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Suffering accompanies embodiment even before birth; this encourages liberation-seeking and compassionate dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No location is mentioned; the theme is saṃsāra and prenatal suffering.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is directly stated.