Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्धनार्थी लभते धनम् । लभते पतिकामा या पतिं कन्या मनोरमम्

Transliteration

putrārthī labhate putrāndhanārthī labhate dhanam | labhate patikāmā yā patiṃ kanyā manoramam

Translation

مَن يبتغي الولدَ نالَ الأولاد، ومَن يبتغي المالَ نالَ المال. والفتاةُ التي ترغبُ في زوجٍ تنالُ زوجًا حسنًا مُبهجًا.

Word by Word

• putra-arthī: one desiring a son
• putra-arthī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (putrasya arthī = ‘desiring a son’)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• putrān: sons
• putrān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• dhana-arthī: one desiring wealth
• dhana-arthī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (dhanasya arthī)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pati-kāmā: a woman desiring a husband
• pati-kāmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + kāmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (pateḥ kāmā = ‘desiring a husband’)

• yā: who (she)
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• patim: husband
• patim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• kanyā: maiden/girl
• kanyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• manoramam: charming/delightful
• manoramam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manorama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya phalaśruti context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three vignettes: a couple praying for a child, a householder receiving wealth, and a maiden blessed with a noble husband—each under the auspices of Dvārakā’s sacred presence.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred listening/recitation is portrayed as a dharmic means that supports worldly and family aspirations when pursued with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, as the verse is part of the Dvārakā Māhātmya’s stated benefits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No separate rite is specified here; the implied practice is Purāṇa-śravaṇa/pāṭha as the cause of these fruits.