Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 148

Devanagari script

ततो मुनिस्तस्य चक्रे जातकर्मादिकाः क्रियाः । पौरोहित्यं तथा भेजे स्कंदस्यैवाज्ञया प्रभुः

Transliteration

tato munistasya cakre jātakarmādikāḥ kriyāḥ | paurohityaṃ tathā bheje skaṃdasyaivājñayā prabhuḥ

Translation

Bấy giờ vị hiền triết cử hành cho ngài các nghi lễ khởi đầu bằng lễ jātakarma (nghi thức khi sinh). Và theo chính mệnh lệnh của Skanda, bậc đáng tôn kính ấy cũng đảm nhận chức phận tư tế (purohita).

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/अनन्तर-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• cakre: performed, did
• cakre: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• jāta-karma-ādikāḥ: beginning with the birth-rite (jātakarma)
• jāta-karma-ādikāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāta (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• kriyāḥ: rites, actions
• kriyāḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• paurohityam: priesthood, office of a family priest
• paurohityam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paurohitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• tathā: thus, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb: thus/also)

• bheje: accepted, undertook
• bheje: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• skandasya: of Skanda
• skandasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skanda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• ājñayā: by the command
• ājñayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ājñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• prabhuḥ: the lord/master
• prabhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa) describing events; Skanda referenced as authority

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience/primary interlocutor of the Kaumārikā narrative (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A hermitage scene: the muni performs jātakarma and subsequent rites with kuśa, ghee, and mantra; Skanda’s command is symbolized by a radiant presence or emblem; the newly appointed priest receives a staff or ritual implements.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Muni
• Jātakarma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic life is sustained through saṃskāras and rightful duties, performed under divine sanction and guided by sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse narrates ritual and role-establishment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of jātakarma and related saṃskāras; acceptance of paurohitya (priestly duty) by divine instruction.