Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ब्रह्माणं प्रार्थयित्वा च स्वयं गत्वा तदंतिकम् । बाढमित्येव तैरुक्ते तत आदाय तानपि

Transliteration

brahmāṇaṃ prārthayitvā ca svayaṃ gatvā tadaṃtikam | bāḍhamityeva tairukte tata ādāya tānapi

Translation

برہما سے التجا کرکے اور خود ان کی حضوری میں جا کر—جب انہوں نے کہا ‘بھاڑم’ (یوں ہی ہو)—تو اس نے انہیں بھی ساتھ لے لیا۔

Word by Word

• ब्रह्माणम्: Brahmā
• ब्रह्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रार्थयित्वा: having requested
• प्रार्थयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु) → प्रार्थय् (णिजन्त) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive) — ‘having requested’

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

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Karta (Agent-emphasis/कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वतन्त्रकर्तृवाचक-अव्यय (by oneself)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘having gone’

• तदन्तिकम्: to his presence/near him
• तदन्तिकम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक) + अन्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘तस्य अन्तिकम्’ (to his vicinity)

• बाढम्: certainly
• बाढम्: Sambandha (Quotation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बाढम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वीकृतिवाचक-अव्यय (assent: certainly/so be it)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणसूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic/only)

• तैः: by them
• तैः: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• उक्ते: when (it was) said
• उक्ते: Adhikarana (Circumstance/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; लोके—‘तैः उक्ते (सति)’ (when it was said by them)

• ततः: then / from there
• ततः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अपादान/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (from there/then)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु) + ल्यप् (आदाय)
• Form: ल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — ‘having taken’

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual narration within the Adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vidhisadana (Brahmā’s abode)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra (king) implied by surrounding address

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A petitioner approaches Brahmā’s radiant court; Brahmā grants assent (‘bāḍham’). The petitioner then gathers the pitṛ-hosts to accompany him, signaling a sanctioned procession.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma-related suffering is presented, the tradition seeks authoritative clarification—here by approaching Brahmā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it advances the narrative within the Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed here; it narrates the act of approaching Brahmā for guidance.