Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

एष ते वीर्यसंभूतो बालको भगिनीसुतः । मयाऽश्वत्थतले लब्धः काननेऽश्वत्थसंनिधौ

Transliteration

eṣa te vīryasaṃbhūto bālako bhaginīsutaḥ | mayā'śvatthatale labdhaḥ kānane'śvatthasaṃnidhau

Translation

„Dieser Knabe, aus deiner eigenen Kraft hervorgegangen, ist der Sohn deiner Schwester. Ich fand ihn unter einem Aśvattha-Baum, im Wald, nahe eben jenes Aśvattha.“

Word by Word

• एषः: this (one)
• एषः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; निर्देशक सर्वनाम

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• वीर्यसम्भूतः: born of (your) potency/seed
• वीर्यसम्भूतः: Karta (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्य + सम्भूत (सम्+भू धातु + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP) 'सम्भूत'; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (vīryāt sambhūtaḥ)

• बालकः: boy
• बालकः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; एषः इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन

• भगिनीसुतः: sister's son
• भगिनीसुतः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगिनी + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhaginyāḥ sutaḥ)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• अश्वत्थतले: at the base of the aśvattha tree
• अश्वत्थतले: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (aśvatthasya tale)

• लब्धः: found
• लब्धः: Karta (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लभ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'बालकः' इत्यस्य विशेषण

• कानने: in the forest
• कानने: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कानन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अश्वत्थसन्निधौ: near the aśvattha tree
• अश्वत्थसन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (aśvatthasya sannidhau)

Speaker

Nārada (speaking to Yājñavalkya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Aśvattha-sthala (unnamed)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada explains: the boy is born of Yājñavalkya’s potency and is his sister’s son; the child was found under a great aśvattha in a forest clearing.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Yājñavalkya
• Aśvattha (pipal tree)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes acknowledging rightful kinship and taking responsibility for one’s lineage and dependents.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya; the aśvattha grove/forest setting supports the sacred geography theme.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it establishes identity and sacred setting (aśvattha), often revered in dharmic practice.