Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

कौथुम उवाच । एवं ते वदमानस्य आयुर्भवतु ब्रह्मणः । साध्वी बुद्धिरियं तेऽस्तु कुतो नाध्येष्यतः परम्

Transliteration

kauthuma uvāca | evaṃ te vadamānasya āyurbhavatu brahmaṇaḥ | sādhvī buddhiriyaṃ te'stu kuto nādhyeṣyataḥ param

Translation

کوتھُم نے کہا: “تم یوں ہی کہتے رہو، تمہاری عمر برہما کے برابر ہو۔ یہ نیک فہم تمہیں نصیب ہو—پھر تم اعلیٰ تر مطالعہ کی طرف کیوں نہ بڑھو گے؟”

Word by Word

• कौथुमः: Kauthuma
• कौथुमः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौथुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — thus/in this manner

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक)

• वदमानस्य: of (you) speaking
• वदमानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive absolute-like/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘speaking’

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भवतु: may it be
• भवतु: Kriya (Blessing/आशीर्वाद)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha (Standard of comparison/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• साध्वी: good, virtuous
• साध्वी: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बुद्धिः: intelligence
• बुद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• इयम्: this
• इयम्: Visheshana (Demonstrative/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ते: of you/your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक)

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Blessing/आशीर्वाद)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुतः: how/whence
• कुतः: Prashna (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नार्थक) — whence?/how?

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध) — not

• अध्येष्यतः: you two will study
• अध्येष्यतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), द्विवचन; परस्मैपद

• परम्: further/anything beyond
• परम्: Karma/Avyaya-bhava (Extent/परिमाण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (as adverb: further)

Speaker

Kauthuma

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kauthuma, a venerable sage/elder, raises his hand in blessing toward the boy who spoke wisely; the father stands humbled; manuscripts and simple offerings remain in view.

Characters & Entities

• Kauthuma
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right intention and noble intellect deserve blessing; true wisdom naturally seeks higher understanding.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a blessing and affirmation within a dialogue.