Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अथान्यदिवसे बालो द्वादशार्कसमद्युतिः । संजज्ञे तेन वीर्येण द्विभुजैक मुखः शुभः

Transliteration

athānyadivase bālo dvādaśārkasamadyutiḥ | saṃjajñe tena vīryeṇa dvibhujaika mukhaḥ śubhaḥ

Translation

ثم في يومٍ آخر وُلِدَ طفلٌ متلألئٌ كاثني عشر شمسًا؛ وبذلك الأثر الإلهي ظهر مباركًا، ذا ذراعين ووجهٍ واحد.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तर/sequence particle)

• अन्यदिवसे: on another day
• अन्यदिवसे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य + दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (अन्यः दिवसः)

• बालः: the child
• बालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• द्वादशार्कसमद्युतिः: having radiance equal to twelve suns
• द्वादशार्कसमद्युतिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश + अर्क + सम + द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (अर्कसमः; तस्य द्युति:)

• संजज्ञे: was born
• संजज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तेन: by that; through him/it
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया, एकवचन

• वीर्येण: by (his) potency/seed
• वीर्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• द्विभुजैकमुखः: two-armed and one-faced
• द्विभुजैकमुखः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + भुज + एक + मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व/समाहार-प्राय (द्विभुजः च एकमुखः च)

• शुभः: auspicious
• शुभः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration from 71.1)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A newborn appears with overwhelming radiance like twelve suns—auspicious, two-armed, single-faced—divine potency embodied in a child within a sacred setting.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Divine child (Skanda/Kumāra implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine energy manifests in the world in forms suited to time and purpose, bringing auspiciousness and protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The birth occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s tīrtha narrative setting; the verse itself does not supply the place-name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this verse.