Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

स मां विनयसंपन्नं ज्ञात्वा ब्राह्मणरूपिणम् । ददौ दीक्षां ततो मह्यं शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा

Transliteration

sa māṃ vinayasaṃpannaṃ jñātvā brāhmaṇarūpiṇam | dadau dīkṣāṃ tato mahyaṃ śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā

Translation

ท่านนั้นรู้ว่าข้าพเจ้าเป็นผู้มีวินัย เห็นข้าพเจ้าในรูปพราหมณ์ แล้วจึงประทานพิธีทิक्षาแก่ข้าพเจ้า ตามกรรมวิธีที่คัมภีร์ศาสตรากำหนดไว้

Word by Word

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

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• विनय-संपन्नम्: endowed with humility
• विनय-संपन्नम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विनय (प्रातिपदिक) + संपन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; सम्+पद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (माम्)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Gerund/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having known)

• ब्राह्मण-रूपिणम्: in the form of a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मण-रूपिणम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक) + रूपिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (माम्)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दीक्षाम्: initiation
• दीक्षाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adverbial (Sequence/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रम (then/from that point)

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग (सर्वनाम), चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• शास्त्र-दृष्टेन: prescribed by scripture
• शास्त्र-दृष्टेन: Karana (Instrument-Qualifier/करणविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; दृश्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (कर्मणा)

• कर्मणा: by the rite/action
• कर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

Speaker

An unnamed narrator (reporting the result) within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa-appearing guru recognizes a disciplined seeker and performs formal dīkṣā with ritual implements, fire, and mantra gestures.

Characters & Entities

• Gālava (implied)
• Dīkṣā
• Śāstra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Initiation is a sacred, rule-governed transmission; śāstra-guided practice protects the purity of spiritual life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on orthodox initiation within a sacred narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dīkṣā is performed through a śāstra-sanctioned ritual procedure (śāstradṛṣṭa karma).