Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तव पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च ये भविष्यंति वंशजाः । नागराणां च ते सर्वे भविष्यंति गुणाधिकाः

Transliteration

tava putrāśca pautrāśca ye bhaviṣyaṃti vaṃśajāḥ | nāgarāṇāṃ ca te sarve bhaviṣyaṃti guṇādhikāḥ

Translation

Your sons and grandsons—indeed all who shall be born in your lineage—will all become Nāgaras, endowed with surpassing virtues.

Word by Word

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पौत्राः: grandsons
• पौत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• वंशजाः: descendants
• वंशजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंशज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• नागराणाम्: of the Nāgaras
• नागराणाम्: Sambandha (Comparison set/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• ते: they (your descendants)
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ते)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• गुणाधिकाः: superior in virtues
• गुणाधिकाः: Karta-predicative (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—गुणैः अधिकाः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Puṣpa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāgara-kṣetra (regional sacral identity)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Caṇḍaśarman (and family)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Puṣpa pronounces a blessing: Caṇḍaśarman’s future sons and grandsons will be virtuous Nāgaras, suggesting a radiant future lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpa
• Caṇḍaśarman
• Nāgara (community/lineage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma and divine favor are shown as shaping not only individuals but also future generations through virtue and right conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, framing the origin and excellence of the Nāgara lineage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a prophetic blessing regarding descendants and qualities.