Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

यामिमां वाहयस्यत्र रथेन त्वमरिंदम । अस्यास्त्वामष्टमो गर्भो वधिष्यति न संशयः

Transliteration

yāmimāṃ vāhayasyatra rathena tvamariṃdama | asyāstvāmaṣṭamo garbho vadhiṣyati na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

“โอ้ผู้ปราบศัตรู หญิงผู้นี้เองที่เจ้ากำลังพาไปในรถศึก—ครรภ์ที่แปดของนางจักเป็นผู้ประหารเจ้า มิอาจสงสัยได้”

Word by Word

• याम्: whom
• याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• इमाम्: this (woman)
• इमाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वाहयसि: you carry/drive
• वाहयसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• रथेन: by/with the chariot
• रथेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अरिंदम: O subduer of enemies
• अरिंदम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरि + दम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• अस्याः: of her
• अस्याः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अष्टमः: eighth
• अष्टमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गर्भः इति विशेषणम्

• गर्भः: womb/embryo, child
• गर्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वधिष्यति: will kill
• वधिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वध् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• न: not, no
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Aśarīrā Vāṇī (bodiless divine voice), reported by Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kaṃsa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The bodiless voice delivers the decisive line: Devakī’s eighth गर्भ will kill Kaṃsa; Kaṃsa’s face hardens with terror and rage as the chariot halts mid-road.

Characters & Entities

• Kaṃsa
• Devakī (implied)
• Aśarīrā Vāṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Attempts to resist dharma through fear and violence only tighten the bonds of karma; divine purpose advances despite human aggression.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is specified in this prophecy verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a deterministic warning rather than a ritual instruction.