Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

ससंभ्रमं समानीय निधाय कलशं बलात् । निधाय भवनस्यांते मातरं समभाषत

Transliteration

sasaṃbhramaṃ samānīya nidhāya kalaśaṃ balāt | nidhāya bhavanasyāṃte mātaraṃ samabhāṣata

Translation

Sa matinding pananabik, dali-dali niya itong dinala at, sa lakas ng pagsisikap, ibinaba ang banga. Inilagay niya ito sa gilid ng bahay; saka niya kinausap ang kanyang ina.

Word by Word

• ससंभ्रमम्: in haste/agitatedly
• ससंभ्रमम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह-भाव) + saṃbhrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (Adverbial compound): स-सम्भ्रमम् = सम्भ्रमपूर्वकं (with agitation/haste)

• समानीय: having brought/collected
• समानीय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + nī (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-तुल्य कृदन्त (Gerund in -ya; ल्यप्/णिच्-रूप), पूर्वक्रिया

• निधाय: having placed
• निधाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• कलशम्: pot; pitcher
• कलशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalaśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb) — बलात् = बलपूर्वकं/जबरदस्ती (by force)

• निधाय: having placed
• निधाय: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni + dhā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• भवनस्य: of the house
• भवनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• अन्ते: at the end/inside (at the far end)
• अन्ते: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• मातरम्: mother
• मातरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समभाषत: spoke to/addressed
• समभाषत: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), आत्मनेपद; प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; unspecified in snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: He arrives breathless, sets the heavy kalasha down near the house boundary, then turns toward his mother to speak, hands still hovering protectively over the pot.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine gains should be handled responsibly and shared through consultation with elders, reflecting household dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is identified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse sets up a dharmic decision about a divinely obtained vessel/treasure.