Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

पुत्रमात्मसमं राजन्प्रार्थयेथा विनीतवत् । कृपावान्स महर्षिस्तु पुत्रं ते दास्यति ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

putramātmasamaṃ rājanprārthayethā vinītavat | kṛpāvānsa maharṣistu putraṃ te dāsyati dhruvam

Translation

“ข้าแต่พระราชา ขอพระองค์ทรงวิงวอนท่านด้วยความนอบน้อม เพื่อโอรสผู้เสมอพระองค์ มหาฤๅษีผู้เปี่ยมเมตตานั้นจักประทานโอรสแก่พระองค์โดยแน่นอน”

Word by Word

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आत्मसमम्: equal to yourself
• आत्मसमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पुत्रम्); तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (आत्मना समः)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रार्थयेथाः: you should request
• प्रार्थयेथाः: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्थ् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग) + णिच्
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धातु: अर्थ्/प्रार्थ् (प्रार्थय-)

• विनीतवत्: humbly, like a disciplined person
• विनीतवत्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विनीत + वत् (अव्ययभाव)
• Form: अव्यय; -वत्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कृपावान्: compassionate
• कृपावान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृपा + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (महर्षिः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• महर्षिः: great sage
• महर्षिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दास्यति: will give
• दास्यति: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ध्रुवम्: certainly
• ध्रुवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of certainty)

Speaker

Yugandhara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śāṇḍilyāśrama (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king kneels with folded hands before Sage Śāṇḍilya, requesting a son; the sage, serene and compassionate, raises a hand in blessing, indicating assured grant.

Characters & Entities

• Śāṇḍilya
• the King

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Blessings are sought and received through humility (vinaya) and reverence toward realized sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified; the focus is on approaching the sage rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The practical prescription is ethical and devotional: approach and request with humility; no formal rite is detailed.