Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

अथोपदिष्टौ मुनिना कुमारौ ब्राह्मणी च सा । तं प्रणम्य समामंत्र्य जग्मुस्ते शिवमंदिरात्

Transliteration

athopadiṣṭau muninā kumārau brāhmaṇī ca sā | taṃ praṇamya samāmaṃtrya jagmuste śivamaṃdirāt

Translation

于是，圣贤教诲了那两位少年与那位婆罗门女子之后，他们向他顶礼，恭敬辞别，便前往湿婆神庙。

Word by Word

• अथ: then/now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमसूचक (sequence-marker)

• उपदिष्टौ: instructed/taught
• उपदिष्टौ: Karma (Object described/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप-√दिश् (धातु) → उपदिष्ट (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying)

• मुनिना: by the sage
• मुनिना: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• कुमारौ: the two boys/princes
• कुमारौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन

• ब्राह्मणी: the Brahmin woman
• ब्राह्मणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रणम्य: having bowed
• प्रणम्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main verb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्र-√नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (prior action)

• समामन्त्र्य: having taken leave/after respectfully addressing
• समामन्त्र्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-√मन्त्र् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• जग्मुः: went
• जग्मुः: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• शिवमन्दिरात्: from the temple of Śiva
• शिवमन्दिरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + मन्दिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य मन्दिरम्)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage seated in āśrama-like calm instructs two boys and a brāhmaṇa woman; they bow with folded hands and depart toward a Śiva temple visible in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• muni (Śāṇḍilya implied)
• Śiva
• brāhmaṇī
• two boys
• Śiva temple

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Teachings become fruitful when immediately practiced—guru instruction culminates in temple worship and disciplined action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Śiva temple is referenced, but no specific named kṣetra/tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is to proceed to Śiva’s temple and begin worship as instructed by the guru.