Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

ततः सा तत्क्षणादेव गर्भभारेण पीडिता । प्रसूता बालकं तत्र जटिलं दण्डधारिणम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sā tatkṣaṇādeva garbhabhāreṇa pīḍitā | prasūtā bālakaṃ tatra jaṭilaṃ daṇḍadhāriṇam

Translation

แล้วในบัดดลนั้นเอง นางถูกกดทับด้วยภาระแห่งครรภ์ จึงประสูติ ณ ที่นั้น เด็กชายผู้หนึ่งบังเกิด—มีชฏาผมมุ่น และถือทัณฑ์ไม้เท้า

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमबोधक

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तत्क्षणात्: from that very moment
• तत्क्षणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत् + क्षण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; तत्-क्षणः इति कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (that very moment) + ablative; 'from that moment'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Niyama (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• गर्भभारेण: by the burden of pregnancy
• गर्भभारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ + भार (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; गर्भस्य भारः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• पीडिता: afflicted
• पीडिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीड् (धातु) → पीडित (कृदन्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'afflicted'

• प्रसूता: gave birth
• प्रसूता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + सू (धातु) → प्रसूत (कृदन्त प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'gave birth'

• बालकम्: a boy
• बालकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

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

• जटिलम्: matted-haired
• जटिलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जटिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बालक-विशेषण

• दण्डधारिणम्: staff-bearing
• दण्डधारिणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दण्ड + धारिन् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; दण्डं धारयति इति उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्राय; बालक-विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) milieu (Revākhaṇḍa frame)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A woman suddenly gives birth on the spot; the newborn is not ordinary—he has matted hair and holds a staff like a tiny ascetic, astonishing all present.

Characters & Entities

• Parāśara
• Matsyagandhā (Satyavatī)
• Vyāsa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse signals a divinely ordained birth: the child arrives already marked by renunciation, indicating innate dharma and spiritual destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to the Revā (Narmadā) Khaṇḍa milieu, linking the narrative to the sanctity of the Revā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the staff (daṇḍa) and matted hair (jaṭā) are ascetic emblems rather than a stated ritual.