Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तव वीर्यसमुद्भूतामेनां मज्जठरोषिताम् । कन्यकां मुनिशार्दूल तस्मात्पालय सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

tava vīryasamudbhūtāmenāṃ majjaṭharoṣitām | kanyakāṃ muniśārdūla tasmātpālaya sāṃpratam

Translation

This maiden has arisen from your potency and has dwelt within my womb. Therefore, O tiger among sages, protect her now.

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive: your)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive); एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• वीर्यसमुद्भूताम्: born from (your) semen/virility
• वीर्यसमुद्भूताम्: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर्य-समुद्भूत (प्रातिपदिक; वीर्य + समुद्भूत)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (एनाम्/कन्यकाम्)

• एनाम्: this (girl), her
• एनाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• मज्जठरोषिताम्: who dwelt in my womb
• मज्जठरोषिताम्: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद्-उदर-उषित (प्रातिपदिक; मद्/मम + जठर/उदर + उषित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (एनाम्/कन्यकाम्); 'मज्जठरे उषिता' इति (dwelt in my womb)

• कन्यकाम्: the girl
• कन्यकाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• मुनिशार्दूल: O tiger among sages
• मुनिशार्दूल: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि-शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक; मुनि + शार्दूल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन); एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/तस्मात् (therefore)

• पालय: protect
• पालय: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पाल् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सांप्रतम्: now
• सांप्रतम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb: now/at present)

Speaker

Rambhā (addressing Jābāli)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close, emotionally charged exchange: Rambhā points gently to the child, addressing the sage as ‘muni-śārdūla’; the sage’s face shows compassion and acceptance; the child lies calmly between them.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā
• Jābāli
• Daughter (kanyakā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual and moral responsibility includes protection and care for one’s offspring or dependents—pālana is a key dharmic duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The request is made at the sage’s āśrama within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; a dharmic injunction—“protect her”—is the central directive.