Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

साथ लप्स्यति सत्पुत्रं दत्त्वा फलमनुत्तमम् । या च दौर्भाग्यसंयुक्ता तृतीयादिवसेऽत्र वै

Transliteration

sātha lapsyati satputraṃ dattvā phalamanuttamam | yā ca daurbhāgyasaṃyuktā tṛtīyādivase'tra vai

Translation

„—sie wird einen tugendhaften Sohn erlangen und eine unvergleichliche Frucht empfangen. Und jede Frau, die vom Unglück bedrängt ist, wenn sie am dritten Mondtag (Tṛtīyā) und an ähnlichen Tagen hierher kommt,—“

Word by Word

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अन्वय-प्रत्यय (she)

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/आरम्भार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• lapsyati: will obtain
• lapsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• sat-putram: a good son
• sat-putram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (सत् पुत्रः)

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having given)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• anuttamam: unsurpassed, excellent
• anuttamam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: an-uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मविशेषण

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

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• daurbhāgya-saṃyuktā: afflicted with misfortune
• daurbhāgya-saṃyuktā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daurbhāgya + saṃyukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (दौर्भाग्येन संयुक्ता)

• tṛtīyā-divase: on the day of the third (tithi)
• tṛtīyā-divase: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīyā + divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तृतीयायाः दिवसः)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: मल्लिङ्ग-तीर्थ

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vaṭikī / future women pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Narrative expands: women of different circumstances approach the tank—some seeking a virtuous son, others burdened by misfortune—each performing bath and worship; the deity’s grace is shown as inclusive.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Mahādeva)
• Malliṅga
• tṛtīyā (third tithi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit (puṇya) gained through disciplined worship transforms destiny—granting progeny and alleviating adversity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same tīrtha with the vāpī and Malliṅga, whose worship is said to yield family and fortune-related blessings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuing the vrata context: worship connected with specific lunar days (pañcamī; also tṛtīyā and related days) at this site.