Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

ससंभ्रमं समुत्थाय तत्सर्वं प्रत्यवेक्षत । अपूर्वमिव चात्मानमपूर्वमिव बालकम्

Transliteration

sasaṃbhramaṃ samutthāya tatsarvaṃ pratyavekṣata | apūrvamiva cātmānamapūrvamiva bālakam

Translation

她惊异地起身，环顾一切；只觉自己仿佛焕然一新，那孩子也仿佛焕然一新。

Word by Word

• ससंभ्रमम्: with agitation, hurriedly
• ससंभ्रमम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sa (उपसर्ग/सह) + saṃbhrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• समुत्थाय: having risen
• समुत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-उत्-√स्था (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; modifies सर्वम्

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• प्रत्यवेक्षत: she looked at, examined
• प्रत्यवेक्षत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-अव-√ईक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अपूर्वम्: unprecedented, extraordinary
• अपूर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; modifies आत्मानम्

• इव: as if, like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

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

• आत्मानम्: herself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• अपूर्वम्: unprecedented, extraordinary
• अपूर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: apūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; modifies बालकम्

• इव: as if, like
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय

• बालकम्: the child
• बालकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: She rises quickly, scanning the surroundings; everything looks unprecedented—her own form and the boy’s form appear renewed, as if freshly revealed by divine light.

Characters & Entities

• Mother
• Boy (bālaka)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When grace descends, even one’s self-identity and circumstances appear renewed—inviting deeper faith and gratitude.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus remains on the power of Śiva’s favor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an observational moment in the narrative.