Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

यूपकेतोश्च राजर्षेः शुक्रं निपतितं जले । सशुक्रं तज्जलं पीत्वा वेश्या गर्भं दधौ किल

Transliteration

yūpaketośca rājarṣeḥ śukraṃ nipatitaṃ jale | saśukraṃ tajjalaṃ pītvā veśyā garbhaṃ dadhau kila

Translation

راجَرشی یوپکیتو کا شُکر پانی میں گر پڑا۔ روایت ہے کہ ایک ویشیا نے وہ شُکر آلود پانی پی لیا اور اسی سے حاملہ ہو گئی۔

Word by Word

• yūpaketoḥ: of Yūpaketu
• yūpaketoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yūpaketu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• rājarṣeḥ: of the royal sage
• rājarṣeḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājarṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• śukram: semen
• śukram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• nipatitam: fallen
• nipatitam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ni√pat (धातु) + nipatita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying śukram)

• jale: in water
• jale: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• saśukram: containing semen
• saśukram: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa- (उपसर्ग/पूर्वपद) + śukra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सहित-शुक्रम् = ‘with semen’)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying jalam)

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• pītvā: having drunk
• pītvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done)

• veśyā: a courtesan
• veśyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veśyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• garbham: a fetus/pregnancy
• garbham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: garbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dadhau: she conceived/placed (in womb)
• dadhau: Kriyā (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• kila: indeed/it is said
• kila: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kila (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; hearsay/emphasis)

Speaker

Wise elder (didactic exemplification; implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet riverbank: a royal sage (rājarṣi) performing austerity; a droplet of semen falls into clear water; a courtesan drinks from a small vessel, and a subtle aura indicates conception—rendered symbolically rather than explicitly.

Characters & Entities

• Yūpaketu
• rājarṣi
• veśyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas cite extraordinary births to show that creation can occur through uncommon causes; one should not hastily condemn virtue based on appearances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; it is an illustrative precedent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it presents an example used to resolve doubt.