Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

एष पुत्रो मया दत्तः कुशाख्यो मम संमतः । युष्मभ्यं क्रियतां राज्ये मदीये यदि रोचते

Transliteration

eṣa putro mayā dattaḥ kuśākhyo mama saṃmataḥ | yuṣmabhyaṃ kriyatāṃ rājye madīye yadi rocate

Translation

“This son—named Kuśa and approved by me—I now entrust to you. If you consent, let him be installed in my kingdom.”

Word by Word

• eṣaḥ: this
• eṣaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally)

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

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• dattaḥ: given
• dattaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (धाातु) + kta (क्त) → datta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; putraḥ इति विशेषण

• kuśākhyaḥ: named Kuśa
• kuśākhyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśa + ākhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नाम-विशेषणार्थः: ‘कुश’ इति आख्या यस्य/कुश-नामकः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; putraḥ इति समानाधिकरण

• mama: of me / my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• saṃmataḥ: approved, accepted
• saṃmataḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + man (धातु) + kta (क्त) → saṃmata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; putraḥ/kuśākhyaḥ इति विशेषण

• yuṣmabhyam: to you (all)
• yuṣmabhyam: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), बहुवचन

• kriyatām: let it be done / may it be made
• kriyatām: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विधिलिङ्गार्थे आज्ञा/अनुज्ञा

• rājye: in the kingdom
• rājye: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• madīye: in my (own)
• madīye: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; rājye इति विशेषण

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Clause connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• rocate: is pleasing / is agreeable
• rocate: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ruc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोगः (impersonal sense: ‘is pleasing’)

Speaker

Rāma

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (contextual) interlocutor in māhātmya dialogue (not specified in verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma formally entrusts his son Kuśa to ministers/assembly for installation; courtly setting with royal insignia, calm yet resolute mood.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma
• Kuśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in personal upheaval, a ruler upholds rajadharma by ensuring continuity of governance and welfare of the realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is part of a larger tīrtha-māhātmya narrative sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implies royal installation/administrative succession (statecraft), not a specific religious rite.