Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्धनार्थी धनमाप्नुयात् । रोगार्तो मुच्यते रोगाद्बद्धो मुच्येत बन्धनात्

Transliteration

putrārthī labhate putrāndhanārthī dhanamāpnuyāt | rogārto mucyate rogādbaddho mucyeta bandhanāt

Translation

Wer nach einem Sohn verlangt, erlangt Söhne; wer nach Reichtum strebt, erreicht Reichtum. Der Kranke wird von Krankheit befreit, und der Gebundene wird aus seinen Fesseln gelöst.

Word by Word

• putrārthī: one desiring a son
• putrārthī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पुत्रम् अर्थयते/इच्छति)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

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

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

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

• āpnuyāt: should obtain
• āpnuyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थ: प्राप्नुयात् (should obtain)

• rogārtaḥ: one afflicted by disease
• rogārtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roga + ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (रोगेण आर्तः)

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• rogāt: from disease
• rogāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• baddhaḥ: one who is bound
• baddhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandh (धातु) → baddha (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थ: बद्धः (bound/imprisoned)

• mucyeta: should be freed
• mucyeta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• bandhanāt: from bondage
• bandhanāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Navatīrtha-kṣetra (Devī-boon granting)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequence of devotees receiving boons: a couple blessed with a child, a householder receiving wealth, a sick person recovering, and a prisoner’s bonds loosened—each before a radiant Devī shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Putra (offspring)
• Dhana (wealth)
• Roga (disease)
• Bandhana (bondage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pious engagement with a sacred practice/site yields both worldly welfare and relief from suffering, aligning desires with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This is a general phalaśruti within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa’s māhātmya; the single verse itself does not name the tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated in this verse; it summarizes the fruits of the preceding devotional act.