Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तस्यैवं वर्तमानस्य ब्राह्मणस्य गृहाश्रमे । बभूव शारदानाम कन्या कमललोचना

Transliteration

tasyaivaṃ vartamānasya brāhmaṇasya gṛhāśrame | babhūva śāradānāma kanyā kamalalocanā

Translation

เมื่อพราหมณ์นั้นดำรงอยู่ในคฤหัสถ์อาศรมดังนี้ ก็มีธิดานามว่า ศารทา ผู้มีดวงตาดุจดอกบัว บังเกิดแก่เขา

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• एवम्: thus; in this manner
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• वर्तमानस्य: of (him) living/being (so)
• वर्तमानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत् (धातु) → वर्तमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; वर्तमानकृदन्तः (शानच्)

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of the brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• गृहाश्रमे: in the householder stage
• गृहाश्रमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (गृह एव आश्रमः)

• बभूव: was born; came to be
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• शारदा: Śāradā (name)
• शारदा: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शारदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; नामरूपेण

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Naming marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; नामार्थक-निपातः

• कन्या: a girl; daughter
• कन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• कमललोचना: lotus-eyed
• कमललोचना: Karta (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल + लोचन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः (कमलवत् लोचने यस्याः सा)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (assembly of sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene household scene: the brāhmaṇa’s home, mother holding newborn Śāradā; the child’s lotus-like eyes emphasized; subtle presence of Sarasvatī/Śāradā auspiciousness through white lotuses and a veena motif.

Characters & Entities

• Śāradā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma teachings are often conveyed through household narratives, showing how spiritual outcomes unfold within family life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is purely narrative, describing the birth of Śāradā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.