Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

गोत्रजा वायुकोणे तु पूजनीया सदा बुधैः । पुत्रपौत्रप्रवृद्ध्यर्थं सुमनोभिर्मनोहरैः

Transliteration

gotrajā vāyukoṇe tu pūjanīyā sadā budhaiḥ | putrapautrapravṛddhyarthaṃ sumanobhirmanoharaiḥ

Translation

Im Vāyu-Winkel, der Ecke des Windes, sollen die Weisen Gotrajā stets verehren, mit anmutigen, erfreuenden Blumen, zum Wachstum von Söhnen und Enkeln und zum Gedeihen der Familie.

Word by Word

• गोत्रजा: Gotrajā (a goddess born of/connected with lineage)
• गोत्रजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोत्रज (प्रातिपदिक; गोत्र+ज)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (देवी/शक्ति-नामरूपेण)

• वायुकोणे: in the north-west corner (Vāyu corner)
• वायुकोणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु-कोण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरणम् (location)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• पूजनीया: to be worshipped
• पूजनीया: Vidheyavishesana (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजनीय (कृदन्त; पूज्+अनीयर्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्तः (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम्

• बुधैः: by the wise (people)
• बुधैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्तृकरणभावे (agent/instrumental: ‘by the wise’)

• पुत्रपौत्रप्रवृद्ध्यर्थम्: for the increase of sons and grandsons
• पुत्रपौत्रप्रवृद्ध्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र-पौत्र-प्रवृद्धि-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; पुत्र=son, पौत्र=grandson, प्रवृद्धि=increase, अर्थ=purpose)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रयोजनवाचक (purpose)

• सुमनोभिः: with good flowers
• सुमनोभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; करणत्वे

• मनोहरैः: charming
• मनोहरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोहर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सुमनोभिः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A northwest corner shrine adorned with charming blossoms; Gotrajā is worshipped by householders seeking the flourishing of sons and grandsons; the scene emphasizes gentle beauty and domestic auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Gotrajā
• Vāyu (direction)
• Gṛhastha lineage

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Family flourishing is upheld through reverence to lineage-linked divinity and consistent, sattvic worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No named tīrtha appears in this verse; it presents a gṛhastha-oriented worship instruction within the chapter’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Gotrajā in the Vāyu (northwest) corner with pleasing flowers, aiming at progeny and familial increase.