Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तथान्या कन्यका चैका बभूव वरवर्णिनी । ददौ यां पुत्रहीनस्य लोमपादस्य भूपतेः

Transliteration

tathānyā kanyakā caikā babhūva varavarṇinī | dadau yāṃ putrahīnasya lomapādasya bhūpateḥ

Translation

Ebenso gab es auch eine einzige Tochter, von vortrefflicher Schönheit; sie gab er dem König Lomapāda, einem Herrscher ohne Sohn.

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• anyā: another
• anyā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kanyakā: a maiden/daughter
• kanyakā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyakā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• ekā: one
• ekā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• babhūva: became/was
• babhūva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vara-varṇinī: of excellent beauty
• vara-varṇinī: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय (vara-varṇinī = ‘of excellent complexion/beauty’)

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yām: whom
• yām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• putra-hīnasya: sonless
• putra-hīnasya: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-तत्पुरुष (putra-hīna = ‘devoid of a son’)

• lomapādasya: of Lomapāda
• lomapādasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lomapāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhūpateḥ: of the king
• bhūpateḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya (contextual purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal gifting scene: the beautiful daughter (Śāntā implied) escorted with attendants; Daśaratha offering her to King Lomapāda; ritual fire and priests indicating formal transfer.

Characters & Entities

• Lomapāda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma in kingship includes forming alliances and supporting other rulers, especially to uphold lineage and social stability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha context remains that of Adhyāya 98; this verse focuses on the downstream royal consequences.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the giving of the daughter to King Lomapāda.