Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ततो गर्भवती जज्ञे पिंजला तस्य पार्श्वतः । ऋतौ मोहनमासाद्य व्यासात्सत्यवतीसुतात्

Transliteration

tato garbhavatī jajñe piṃjalā tasya pārśvataḥ | ṛtau mohanamāsādya vyāsātsatyavatīsutāt

Translation

Darauf wurde Piṃjalā an seiner Seite schwanger; in ihrer fruchtbaren Zeit, vom Zauber der Verblendung ergriffen, empfing sie von Vyāsa, dem Sohn der Satyavatī.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (adverb)

• गर्भवती: pregnant
• गर्भवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (pregnant)

• जज्ञे: was born / came into being
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/लिट्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदी; ‘was born/came to be’

• पिंजला: Piṃjalā (name)
• पिंजला: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिंजला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (नाम) कर्ता

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• पार्श्वतः: at/from (his) side, nearby
• पार्श्वतः: Desha-adhikarana (Spatial/देश-अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पार्श्वतः (अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: from the side/near)

• ऋतौ: in the season / at the proper time (of fertility)
• ऋतौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; काल-अधिकरण (time-locative)

• मोहनम्: enchantment, delusion
• मोहनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘enchantment/delusion’ as object of ‘āsādya’ (having obtained/encountered)

• आसाद्य: having reached/obtained
• आसाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (Gerundial/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Gerund/अव्ययकृदन्त), ‘having reached/obtained/encountered’

• व्यासात्: from Vyāsa
• व्यासात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; अपादान (source)

• सत्यवतीसुतात्: from the son of Satyavatī (Vyāsa)
• सत्यवतीसुतात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यवती-सुत (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; ‘सत्यवत्याः सुतः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; व्यासस्य विशेषणम्; अपादान

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A mystical conception scene rendered with decorum: Piṃjalā in ṛtu-kāla, Vyāsa as radiant ṛṣi presence (not eroticized), aura indicating daiva-yojana; forest hermitage backdrop with sacred fire and mantra atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Piṃjalā
• Vyāsa
• Satyavatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It situates birth and lineage within dharma and seasonality, portraying progeny as part of ordained order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it references ṛtu (fertile season) descriptively rather than prescribing a rite.