Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 147

Devanagari script

संस्काररहितं जन्म यतश्च पशुवत्स्मृतम् । त्वं च मद्वरदानेन ब्रह्मर्षिश्च भविष्यसि

Transliteration

saṃskārarahitaṃ janma yataśca paśuvatsmṛtam | tvaṃ ca madvaradānena brahmarṣiśca bhaviṣyasi

Translation

جس پیدائش میں سنسکار نہ ہوں وہ اسی لیے جانور جیسی سمجھی جاتی ہے۔ مگر میرے دیے ہوئے ورदान سے تم بھی برہمرشی بنو گے۔

Word by Word

• saṃskāra-rahitam: devoid of sacraments
• saṃskāra-rahitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃskāra (प्रातिपदिक) + rahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• janma: birth
• janma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• yataḥ: because, since
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative adverb: because/whence)

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

• paśu-vat: like an animal
• paśu-vat: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paśu (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: उपमा-अव्यय (comparative adverb: like)

• smṛtam: is considered/remembered
• smṛtam: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• mat-vara-dānena: by my boon-giving
• mat-vara-dānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vara (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• brahma-rṣiḥ: a Brahmarṣi (brahmin sage)
• brahma-rṣiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• bhaviṣyasi: you will become
• bhaviṣyasi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context; narrative voice likely Sūta reporting)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The addressed ritual agent/devotee (‘tvam’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda bestows a boon; a formerly ordinary figure is shown receiving sacred thread/ritual marks, transforming into a radiant rishi with matted hair and staff; ‘paśu-like’ ignorance is symbolized as discarded darkness.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Brahmarṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Saṃskāras signify dharmic refinement, while divine grace (vara) can elevate a seeker to the highest rishi-status when deserved.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the teaching is about dharmic consecration and divine boon.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The necessity of saṃskāras (life-cycle rites) is underscored, though no single rite is specified in this verse.