Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

भविष्यति च दीर्घायुस्ततो वंशधरो जयी । सार्वभौमप्रधानश्च दानी यज्वा च धर्मवित्

Transliteration

bhaviṣyati ca dīrghāyustato vaṃśadharo jayī | sārvabhaumapradhānaśca dānī yajvā ca dharmavit

Translation

And thereafter he will be long-lived—an upholder of the lineage, victorious, foremost among rulers, generous in gifts, devoted to sacrifice, and a knower of dharma.

Word by Word

• भविष्यति: will be / will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present/Future-in-sense-of-prophecy), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular), परस्मैपदम्; धातुः—भू

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction/particle)

• दीर्घायुः: long-lived
• दीर्घायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adverbial (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अपादान/क्रमार्थक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (then/from that)

• वंशधरः: upholder of the lineage; heir
• वंशधरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश + धर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• जयी: victorious
• जयी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जयिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• सार्वभौमप्रधानः: chief among sovereigns
• सार्वभौमप्रधानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्वभौम + प्रधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction/particle)

• दानी: generous; giver
• दानी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• यज्वा: sacrificer; performer of sacrifices
• यज्वा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; यज्ञकर्ता (sacrificer)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः (conjunction/particle)

• धर्मवित्: knower of dharma
• धर्मवित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + विद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Devī (Pārvatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan/nṛpaśreṣṭha)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king receives a blessing describing the ideal dhārmic heir: long-lived, victorious, generous, and learned in dharma; the atmosphere is courtly yet sanctified by the deity’s presence.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Ideal king (sārvabhauma)
• Dharma
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest fruit of grace is dharmic excellence—victory, charity, sacrifice, and wisdom used to uphold the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse describes the boon’s outcome; it does not name the tīrtha though it belongs to a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajña (sacrificial worship) and dāna (charity) are praised as the virtues the blessed son will embody.