Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तस्यां तस्मादभूत्कन्या निर्विशेषा निजारणेः । निवृत्तबालभावाभूत्कुमारी यौवनोन्मुखी

Transliteration

tasyāṃ tasmādabhūtkanyā nirviśeṣā nijāraṇeḥ | nivṛttabālabhāvābhūtkumārī yauvanonmukhī

Translation

由她与他生下一女——在自身族系中亦无可比拟的非凡少女。既已脱离童稚，那位童贞女（kumārī）伫立在青春的门槛上。

Word by Word

• तस्याम्: in her/from her (contextual)
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: from him/therefrom
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन

• अभूत्: was born/occurred
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कन्या: a girl
• कन्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• निर्विशेषा: without distinction/ordinary
• निर्विशेषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण

• निजारणेः: of her own (source/arani)
• निजारणेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक) + अरणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (of her own arani/fire-stick; i.e., of her own origin)

• निवृत्तबालभावा: having outgrown childhood
• निवृत्तबालभावा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निवृत्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि+वृत्) + बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (whose childish state has ceased)

• अभूत्: became
• अभूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कुमारी: a maiden
• कुमारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• यौवनोन्मुखी: approaching youth
• यौवनोन्मुखी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यौवन (प्रातिपदिक) + उन्मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (turned toward youth)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young maiden, newly beyond childhood, stands poised at the edge of youth—half adorned, half simple—symbolizing transition; elders observe with concern and wonder at her exceptional nature.

Characters & Entities

• kanyā (the maiden)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It frames human life as a dharmic progression of stages (āśrama-like maturity), where growth and change are to be understood with restraint and responsibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a narrative setup within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.