Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

दुर्भगा सुभगा यैस्तु सुभगा दुर्भगा भवेत् । पुत्रिणी पुत्ररहिता ह्यपुत्रा पुत्रिणी तथा

Transliteration

durbhagā subhagā yaistu subhagā durbhagā bhavet | putriṇī putrarahitā hyaputrā putriṇī tathā

Translation

এই (বিধি) দ্বারা দুর্ভাগ্যা সৌভাগ্যবতী হয়, আর সৌভাগ্যবতীও অবহেলায় দুর্ভাগ্যা হতে পারে। পুত্রবতী পুত্রহীনা হতে পারে, আর অপুত্রাও পুত্রবতী হয়।

Word by Word

• durbhagā: unfortunate woman
• durbhagā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dur + bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• subhagā: fortunate woman
• subhagā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• yaiḥ: by which (means)
• yaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; relative pronoun

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphasis/contrast particle

• subhagā: a fortunate woman
• subhagā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su + bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• durbhagā: an unfortunate woman
• durbhagā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dur + bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• bhavet: may become
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू-धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• putriṇī: a woman with a son
• putriṇī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putrin (प्रातिपदिक; -in suffix)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• putra-rahitā: devoid of a son
• putra-rahitā: Karta-visheshana (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra + rahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; adjective

• hi: indeed, for
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ particle

• aputrā: sonless woman
• aputrā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a- + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• putriṇī: a woman with a son
• putriṇī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putrin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• tathā: likewise, so
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb

Speaker

Unspecified (Revā Khaṇḍa instructional voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A noble lady

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moral tableau of reversal and restoration: an ‘unfortunate’ woman becoming auspicious through observance; a mother gaining sons; the warning that neglect leads to loss.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Human well-being is portrayed as responsive to dharmic action—especially vrata and dāna—rather than mere chance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape frames the teaching, but this verse itself does not name a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse points back to the prescribed rites (vrata/dāna) as causes for saubhāgya and progeny-related outcomes.