Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तौ च विप्रसुतौ दृष्ट्वा प्राप्तौ कृतकदंपती । ज्ञात्वा किंचिद्विहस्याथ मेने गौरीमहेश्वरौ

Transliteration

tau ca viprasutau dṛṣṭvā prāptau kṛtakadaṃpatī | jñātvā kiṃcidvihasyātha mene gaurīmaheśvarau

Translation

เมื่อทอดพระเนตรเห็นบุตรพราหมณ์ทั้งสองมาถึงในรูป ‘คู่สามีภรรยา’ ที่จัดทำขึ้นโดยเจตนา พระคุรีและพระมหेशวรทรงทราบนัยนั้น แล้วทรงแย้มสรวลเพียงน้อย

Word by Word

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• विप्रसुतौ: the two sons of a Brahmin
• विप्रसुतौ: Apposition (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘विप्रस्य सुतौ’

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• प्राप्तौ: arrived
• प्राप्तौ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of तौ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘arrived’

• कृतकदंपती: made into a couple
• कृतकदंपती: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of तौ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + दम्पती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; ‘कृत-दम्पती’ = made into a couple (as if husband and wife); तत्पुरुषः

• ज्ञात्वा: having understood
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• किंचित्: a little
• किंचित्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोगः (indefinite particle/adverb)

• विहस्य: having laughed
• विहस्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-हस् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘विहस्य’ = having laughed

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then)

• मेने: thought / considered
• मेने: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• गौरीमहेश्वरौ: Gaurī and Maheśvara
• गौरीमहेश्वरौ: Karta (Subject; appositive to तौ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी + महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (गौरी च महेश्वरश्च)

Speaker

Narrator

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two young brāhmaṇa sons arrive posed as a married couple; in the subtle background or as an inner-vision overlay, Gaurī and Maheśvara exchange a knowing, gentle smile—suggesting divine omniscience.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• viprasutau (two brāhmaṇa sons)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine perceives truth beyond appearances; human contrivance cannot conceal reality from Śiva and Devī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it centers on the presence of Gaurī and Maheśvara in the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative recognition moment.