Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

स लभेन्नात्र सन्देहः सत्यं सत्यं पुनः पुनः । पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रं धनार्थी लभते धनम्

Transliteration

sa labhennātra sandehaḥ satyaṃ satyaṃ punaḥ punaḥ | putrārthī labhate putraṃ dhanārthī labhate dhanam

Translation

Er erlangt es gewiss—daran ist kein Zweifel; wahrlich, wahrlich, immer wieder. Wer einen Sohn begehrt, erlangt einen Sohn; wer Reichtum begehrt, erlangt Reichtum.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/affirmation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; वाक्ये विशेषणवत् (as assertion)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/affirmation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (emphatic repetition)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (emphasis)

• पुत्रार्थी: one desiring a son
• पुत्रार्थी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक); अर्थिन्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessor of desire)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पुत्रस्य अर्थी = desiring a son)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• धनार्थी: one desiring wealth
• धनार्थी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन + अर्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक); अर्थिन्-प्रत्ययान्त
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धनस्य अर्थी = desiring wealth)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (phala-śruti voice) within Revā-khaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim couple at a river-ford making saṅkalpa: one prays for a child, another for wealth; sages affirm ‘satyam’ as the river glows with sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Śuklatīrtha (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic devotion and tīrtha-māhātmya śravaṇa are presented as effective means for both worldly welfare and spiritual uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Śukla Tīrtha, whose merits are being affirmed through a phala-śruti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional hearing/receiving of the Purāṇic teaching (implied continuation from the prior verse).