Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

भगवन्नेष वै राजा पुत्रालाभेन कर्षितः । भवंतं शरणं प्राप्तः सांप्रतं पुत्रकारणात्

Transliteration

bhagavanneṣa vai rājā putrālābhena karṣitaḥ | bhavaṃtaṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptaḥ sāṃprataṃ putrakāraṇāt

Translation

“ข้าแต่ภควัน พระราชาพระองค์นี้ร้อนรนทุกข์ใจเพราะยังมิได้โอรส บัดนี้ทรงมาขอพึ่งพระบาท เพื่อเหตุแห่งการได้โอรส”

Word by Word

• भगवन्: O Blessed one (Lord)
• भगवन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपातः (indeed)

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• पुत्र-अलाभेन: by the lack of a son
• पुत्र-अलाभेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + अलाभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘पुत्रस्य अलाभः’ (non-attainment of a son)

• कर्षितः: afflicted
• कर्षितः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष् (धातु) → कर्षित (क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (afflicted/tormented)

• भवन्तम्: you (honorific)
• भवन्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; आदरार्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Goal/Refuge as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; (शरणं प्राप्—गत्यर्थे)

• प्राप्तः: has come (to)
• प्राप्तः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past participle used predicatively); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; “has come/has attained”

• साम्प्रतम्: now
• साम्प्रतम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: साम्प्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (at present/now)

• पुत्र-कारणात्: because of (the desire/cause) of a son
• पुत्र-कारणात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘पुत्रस्य कारणम्’ (cause for a son); पञ्चमी—‘कारणात्’ (because of)

Speaker

Yugandhara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śāṇḍilyāśrama (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The minister speaks earnestly to the sage; the king appears weary yet hopeful, hands folded; the sage listens with compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Yugandhara
• Śāṇḍilya
• Śatānīka (king—implied earlier)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaraṇāgati (seeking refuge) in the holy is presented as the dharmic path for resolving deep worldly suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse centers on approaching Śāṇḍilya at his āśrama; a specific named tīrtha is not identified here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it states the intention—seeking putrakāraṇa through the sage’s grace.