Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ये पुनः कन्यकाहेतोः पूजयिष्यंति भक्तितः । यां कन्यां मनसि स्थाप्य तां लभिष्यन्त्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

ye punaḥ kanyakāhetoḥ pūjayiṣyaṃti bhaktitaḥ | yāṃ kanyāṃ manasi sthāpya tāṃ labhiṣyantyasaṃśayam

Translation

«Y quienes, deseando una doncella por esposa, la veneren con devoción—fijando en su mente a la doncella que anhelan—la obtendrán, sin duda.»

Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• पुनः: again; further
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: again/further)

• कन्यकाहेतोः: for the sake of a maiden
• कन्यकाहेतोः: Hetu (Cause/Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक) + हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कन्यकायाः हेतु:)

• पूजयिष्यन्ति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• भक्तितः: out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; हेतौ पञ्चमी (ablative of cause: 'out of devotion')

• याम्: whom (which)
• याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• कन्याम्: maiden
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मनसि: in the mind
• मनसि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• स्थाप्य: having placed
• स्थाप्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/त्वान्त), ‘स्थाप्य’ (causative sense: having placed/established)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• लभिष्यन्ति: will obtain
• लभिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग; नपुंसक एकवचन द्वितीया-आकारेण अव्ययवत् (adverbial accusative)

Speaker

Śiva (Mahādeva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young man performs devoted pūjā, holding a mental image of the maiden he seeks; the deity’s blessing is shown as a garland or auspicious sign confirming success.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Īśānā (worship context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Focused devotion (bhakti) aligned with dharmic aims is portrayed as effective and fruit-bearing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage is embedded in a Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative; the verse itself highlights worship and its fruit rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional worship (pūjā) with mental resolve/sankalpa toward a dharmic goal.