Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तस्यां तस्मादभूत्कन्या निर्विशेषा निजारणेः । निवृत्तबालभावाभूत्कुमारी यौवनोन्मुखी

Transliteration

tasyāṃ tasmādabhūtkanyā nirviśeṣā nijāraṇeḥ | nivṛttabālabhāvābhūtkumārī yauvanonmukhī

Translation

Mula sa kanila ay isinilang ang isang anak na babae—isang pambihirang dalaga, walang kapantay sa sariling angkan. Nang malampasan ang pagkabata, ang kumārī ay tumindig sa bukana ng pagdadalaga.

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in her/from her (contextual)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from him/therefrom
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन

• अभूत्: was born/occurred
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कन्या: a girl
• कन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• निर्विशेषा: without distinction/ordinary
• निर्विशेषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• निजारणेः: of her own (source/arani)
• निजारणेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + अरणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (of her own arani/fire-stick; i.e., of her own origin)

• निवृत्तबालभावा: having outgrown childhood
• निवृत्तबालभावा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निवृत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि+वृत्) + बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (whose childish state has ceased)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुमारी: a maiden
• कुमारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• यौवनोन्मुखी: approaching youth
• यौवनोन्मुखी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यौवन (प्रातिपदिक) + उन्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (turned toward youth)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young maiden, newly beyond childhood, stands poised at the edge of youth—half adorned, half simple—symbolizing transition; elders observe with concern and wonder at her exceptional nature.

Characters & Entities

• kanyā (the maiden)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It frames human life as a dharmic progression of stages (āśrama-like maturity), where growth and change are to be understood with restraint and responsibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a narrative setup within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.