Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

तामादाय विशालाक्षीं चंद्रबिंबसमाननाम् । बलदेवसमायुक्तो ह्यनुज्ञाप्य पिताम हम्

Transliteration

tāmādāya viśālākṣīṃ caṃdrabiṃbasamānanām | baladevasamāyukto hyanujñāpya pitāma ham

Translation

ครั้นทรงรับนางไว้—ผู้มีนัยน์ตากว้าง ใบหน้าเสมอดวงจันทร์—พร้อมด้วยพละเทวะ และเมื่อได้รับอนุญาตจากปิตามหะ (พรหมา) แล้ว…

Word by Word

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु) उपसर्ग: ā- → ādāya (ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• viśāla-akṣīm: large-eyed
• viśāla-akṣīm: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viśāla (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (one who has large eyes) विशेषण (of tām)

• candra-bimba-sama-ānanām: having a face like the moon’s orb
• candra-bimba-sama-ānanām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदिक) + bimba (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (one whose face is like the moon-disc) विशेषण

• baladeva-samāyuktaḥ: accompanied by Baladeva
• baladeva-samāyuktaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: baladeva (प्रातिपदिक) + samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुष (accompanied by Baladeva)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Discourse particle (Nipāta/नipāta)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• anujñāpya: having obtained permission / having taken leave
• anujñāpya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु) उपसर्ग: anu-; णिच् (causative) → anujñāpya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); णिजन्त (causative) 'having caused to permit/after taking leave'

• pitāmaham: the grandsire (Brahmā)
• pitāmaham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta continuing the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvāravatī (Dvārakā) (implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vāsudeva, accompanied by Baladeva, takes with him a wide-eyed woman with moon-like face; Brahmā’s assent is sought—depicting a dignified departure scene with gentle romantic-auspicious tone.

Characters & Entities

• Subhadrā (implied)
• Baladeva (Balarāma)
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma proceeds with reverence for divine order—permission and propriety accompany sacred transitions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the narrative leading toward sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it notes obtaining Brahmā’s consent before proceeding.