Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

एतस्य ये सुताश्चैव भविष्यंति धरातले । विख्यातिं तेऽपि यास्यंति मान्याः पूज्या महीभृताम्

Transliteration

etasya ye sutāścaiva bhaviṣyaṃti dharātale | vikhyātiṃ te'pi yāsyaṃti mānyāḥ pūjyā mahībhṛtām

Translation

Und welche Söhne ihm auch auf Erden geboren werden, auch sie werden Ruhm erlangen, geehrt und verehrungswürdig sein, selbst bei Königen.

Word by Word

• एतस्य: of this (person/thing)
• एतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोग (Pronoun)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (Emphatic particle)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• धरातले: on the surface of the earth
• धरातले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); समासः—धरा + तल (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः, ‘earth-surface’)

• विख्यातिम्: fame, renown
• विख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• यास्यन्ति: will attain/go to
• यास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• मान्याः: honoured, respected
• मान्याः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषण (adjectival)

• पूज्याः: worthy of worship
• पूज्याः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); कृदन्तः—पूज् (धातु) + यत् (gerundive/तव्यत्-समर्थ), ‘to be worshipped’

• महीभृताम्: of kings (earth-bearers)
• महीभृताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीभृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—मही + भृत् (उपपद-तत्पुरुष, ‘earth-bearer’ = king)

Speaker

Bhagavān (Bhāsvat/Sūrya in context; continuing prophecy)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame; not explicit here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee receives a boon that his future sons will be renowned and honored by rulers; the setting evokes a sacred kṣetra with solar radiance and temple precincts.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍaśarmā (implied)
• Kings (mahībhṛt)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma and divine favor do not end with one person; their merit can uplift future generations into honor and esteem.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is a phala (result) statement within the chapter’s māhātmya; it does not name a tīrtha directly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is given; it declares the fruit—fame and royal honor for the devotee’s lineage.