Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

कौशल्यानाम विख्याता तस्य भार्या सुशोभना । ज्येष्ठा तस्यां सुतो जज्ञे रामाख्यः प्रथमः सुतः

Transliteration

kauśalyānāma vikhyātā tasya bhāryā suśobhanā | jyeṣṭhā tasyāṃ suto jajñe rāmākhyaḥ prathamaḥ sutaḥ

Translation

Seine älteste, strahlende Gemahlin, berühmt unter dem Namen Kauśalyā; aus ihr wurde der erste Sohn geboren, mit Namen Rāma.

Word by Word

• kauśalyā: Kauśalyā
• kauśalyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kauśalyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha/Specifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नामनिर्देशक-निपात (particle indicating name)

• vikhyātā: renowned
• vikhyātā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-khyā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय) → vikhyāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• suśobhanā: very beautiful
• suśobhanā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su-śobhanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• jyeṣṭhā: eldest
• jyeṣṭhā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jyeṣṭhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tasyām: in her
• tasyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• sutaḥ: a son
• sutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jajñe: was born
• jajñe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• rāma-ākhyaḥ: named Rāma
• rāma-ākhyaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामधारक-तत्पुरुष (rāma-ākhya = ‘named Rāma’)

• prathamaḥ: first
• prathamaḥ: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prathama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (पुनरुक्ति/सम्बोधनार्थं)

Speaker

Narrator of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya (contextual purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Royal palace of Ayodhyā; Kauśalyā radiant, attendants bearing auspicious lamps; infant Rāma presented as the firstborn; court priests and maṅgala-vādya implied.

Characters & Entities

• Kauśalyā
• Rāma
• Daśaratha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic kingship and divine order are shown as supported by tīrtha-merit, culminating in the birth of exemplary rulers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha praised earlier in Adhyāya 98; this verse transitions into the resulting royal genealogy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it records the birth and naming of Rāma.