Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

विद्युत्केश्या तदा दत्तां प्रियां विद्युत्प्रभाभिधाम् । विप्रः संप्राप्य मुमुदे रूपयौवनशालि नीम्

Transliteration

vidyutkeśyā tadā dattāṃ priyāṃ vidyutprabhābhidhām | vipraḥ saṃprāpya mumude rūpayauvanaśāli nīm

Translation

เมื่อพราหมณ์ได้รับนางกัลยาณีผู้เป็นที่รักซึ่งวิทยุตเกศีมอบให้—นามว่า วิทยุตประภา—เขาก็ยินดีนัก เพราะนางเพียบพร้อมด้วยรูปโฉมและวัยเยาว์อันงดงาม

Word by Word

• विद्युत्केश्या: by Vidyutkeśī (the lightning-haired woman)
• विद्युत्केश्या: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyut (प्रातिपदिक) + keśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (विद्युत् इव केशाः यस्याः सा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• दत्ताम्: given
• दत्ताम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि (given)

• प्रियाम्: beloved (woman)
• प्रियाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• विद्युत्प्रभाभिधाम्: named Vidyutprabhā
• विद्युत्प्रभाभिधाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vidyutprabhā (प्रातिपदिक) + abhidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (विद्युत्प्रभा इति अभिधा यस्याः/याम्); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; नामवाचक-विशेषण (having the name ‘Vidyutprabhā’)

• विप्रः: the Brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• संप्राप्य: having obtained
• संप्राप्य: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + prāp (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-कृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक (having obtained/received)

• मुमुदे: rejoiced
• मुमुदे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mud (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• रूपयौवनशालिनीम्: possessing beauty and youth
• रूपयौवनशालिनीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + yauvana (प्रातिपदिक) + śālinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (रूपेण यौवनेन च शालिनी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (to प्रियम्/स्त्रीम्)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brahmin receives the maiden Vidyutprabhā, given by Vidyutkeśī; he rejoices at her beauty and youthful grace, her presence depicted as lightning-like radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Vidyutkeśī
• Vidyutprabhā
• vipra (Brahmin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic union and rightful acceptance of gifts is portrayed as auspicious and joy-giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra remains the overarching sacred setting; this verse focuses on the characters within the māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the reception of the bride and the resulting joy.