Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

छागं च वरुणो राजा बलवीर्यसमन्वितम् । कृष्णाजिनं तथा ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मण्याय ददौ जयम्

Transliteration

chāgaṃ ca varuṇo rājā balavīryasamanvitam | kṛṣṇājinaṃ tathā brahmā brahmaṇyāya dadau jayam

Translation

بادشاہ ورُṇ نے قوت و شجاعت سے بھرپور ایک بکری نذر کی؛ اور برہما نے برہمنی دھرم کے محافظ کمار کو فتح عطا کرنے کے لیے کرشن اجن (سیاہ ہرن کی کھال) بخش دی۔

Word by Word

• छागम्: a goat
• छागम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वरुणः: Varuṇa
• वरुणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varuṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; उपपद-विशेषण (apposition to वरुणः)

• बलवीर्यसमन्वितम्: endowed with strength and valor
• बलवीर्यसमन्वितम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bala-vīrya-samanvita (प्रातिपदिक; बल + वीर्य + समन्वित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying छागम्)

• कृष्णाजिनम्: a black deerskin
• कृष्णाजिनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa-ajina (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + अजिन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakāra (प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/समुच्चय-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मण्याय: to the pious/protector of Brahmins (Kumāra)
• ब्रह्मण्याय: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmaṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धा॒ धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जयम्: victory
• जयम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Varuṇa, regal and ocean-hued, offers a strong goat (symbol of vigor/vehicle/ritual potency); Brahmā offers a black antelope-skin to Kumāra, conferring victory upon the ‘brahmaṇya’ protector.

Characters & Entities

• Varuṇa
• Brahmā
• Kumāra/Skanda (brahmaṇya, implied)
• Chāga (goat)
• Kṛṣṇājina (black antelope skin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Victory is tied to dharma-protection: the gifts signify strength for righteous action and ascetic purity supporting the defense of sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named; the emphasis is on empowering Kumāra for his dharmic role.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the kṛṣṇājina evokes ascetic/ritual purity traditions without stating a specific vow.