Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

सा भविष्यति सौभाग्ययु्क्ता पुत्रवती सती । यावत्संवत्सरं तावदेकभक्तपरायणा

Transliteration

sā bhaviṣyati saubhāgyayu्ktā putravatī satī | yāvatsaṃvatsaraṃ tāvadekabhaktaparāyaṇā

Translation

Sie wird mit Glück gesegnet sein, eine tugendhafte Frau, mit Kindern begnadet; und ein ganzes Jahr lang wird sie in einpünktiger Hingabe die Observanz des Ekabhakta (einmalige Mahlzeit) üben.

Word by Word

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सौभाग्य: good fortune
• सौभाग्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पूर्वपद (in compound)

• युक्ता: endowed with good fortune
• युक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (सौभाग्य-युक्ता = सौभाग्येन युक्ता)

• पुत्रवती: having sons
• पुत्रवती: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययार्थ (possessing sons)

• सती: virtuous
• सती: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (virtuous/chaste)

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Adhikarana (Time-span/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सम्बन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक अव्यय (as long as)

• संवत्सरम्: a year
• संवत्सरम्: Karman (Extent/कर्म-परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• तावत्: that long
• तावत्: Adhikarana (Time-span/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाणवाचक-अव्यय (so long/that long)

• एक: one
• एक: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पूर्वपद (in compound); संख्यावाचक

• भक्त: devotion
• भक्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पूर्वपद (in compound); (devotee/devotion)

• परायणा: wholly devoted (single-minded)
• परायणा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (एक-भक्त-परायणा = एकभक्तौ परायणा/निष्ठा)

Speaker

Devī (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee woman practicing ekabhakta discipline over months, regularly offering worship at Devī’s shrine, culminating in blessings of auspiciousness and children.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma teaches that disciplined observance (niyama) and devotion yield both inner virtue and outer auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same tīrtha in Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (Adhyāya 86), where the Goddess promises results for worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ekabhakta-niyama (single-meal observance) maintained for up to a year, linked to the prior act of worship/fasting.