Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 142

Devanagari script

भरणं पोषणं द्वाभ्यां करिष्यामि सदैव हि

Transliteration

bharaṇaṃ poṣaṇaṃ dvābhyāṃ kariṣyāmi sadaiva hi

Translation

بے شک میں ہمیشہ تم دونوں کی کفالت اور پرورش کا بندوبست کروں گا۔

Word by Word

• bharaṇam: support; maintenance
• bharaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; √bhṛ-धातोः भाव/कर्मणि घञ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• poṣaṇam: nourishment; care
• poṣaṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: poṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; √puṣ-धातोः भाव/कर्मणि घञ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• dvābhyām: for/by the two (of them)
• dvābhyām: Karaṇa (instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विवचन-प्रयोगः; तृतीया (3rd), द्विवचन; ‘द्वाभ्याम्’ = by/for the two (of them)

• kariṣyāmi: I will do; I will provide
• kariṣyāmi: Kriya (predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘करिष्यामि’ = I will do

• sadā: always
• sadā: Adhikarana (temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (always)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• hi: indeed; for
• hi: Sambandha (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (reason/assurance particle)

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker extends a reassuring gesture, promising lifelong support for the couple; calm but firm expression, witnesses present.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is practical: responsibility for dependents and ensuring sustenance is portrayed as a righteous commitment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse focuses on household duty rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual; it is a vow of ongoing support (bharaṇa-poṣaṇa).