Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

स कुमारो महोदारलक्षणः कमलेक्षणः । अवाप्य महतीं विद्यां बाल्य एव महामतिः

Transliteration

sa kumāro mahodāralakṣaṇaḥ kamalekṣaṇaḥ | avāpya mahatīṃ vidyāṃ bālya eva mahāmatiḥ

Translation

ఆ కుమారుడు మహోన్నత లక్షణాలతో, కమలనేత్రుడుగా ఉండెను; బాల్యములోనే మహావిద్యను పొందిన వాడు—నిజంగా మహామతి।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कुमारः: the boy, prince
• कुमारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• महोदारलक्षणः: having very noble marks
• महोदारलक्षणः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + उदार + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (महोदारं लक्षणं यस्य)

• कमलेक्षणः: lotus-eyed
• कमलेक्षणः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (कमलमिव ईक्षणं यस्य)

• अवाप्य: having obtained
• अवाप्य: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial to implied main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• महतīm: great
• महतīm: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying vidyām)

• विद्याम्: knowledge, learning
• विद्याम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बाल्ये: in childhood
• बाल्ये: Adhikarana (Time/state)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, even
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• महामतिः: a great-minded one
• महामतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महती मतिः)

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant child with lotus-like eyes sits calmly, surrounded by palm-leaf manuscripts; elders observe auspicious marks and noble demeanor; the atmosphere is studious and serene.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great learning is presented as a fruit of merit and noble disposition, shining even from early life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes qualities and learning.