Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

प्रजापतेरंगिरसः स्वधा पत्नी पितॄनथ । जज्ञे सनी तथा पुत्रमथर्वागिरसं प्रभुम्

Transliteration

prajāpateraṃgirasaḥ svadhā patnī pitṝnatha | jajñe sanī tathā putramatharvāgirasaṃ prabhum

Translation

Svadhā, l’épouse de Prajāpati Aṅgiras, liée aux Pitṛ (Pères ancestraux), enfanta Sanī, et aussi un fils : le seigneur Atharvāṅgiras.

Word by Word

• प्रजापतेः: of Prajāpati
• प्रजापतेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of Prajāpati'

• अङ्गिरसः: of Aṅgiras
• अङ्गिरसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of Aṅgiras'

• स्वधा: Svadhā
• स्वधा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — apposition to स्वधा

• पितॄन्: the ancestors (Pitṛs)
• पितॄन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन — 'the Pitṛs'

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then/now)

• जज्ञे: was born
• जज्ञे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — 'was born/was produced'

• सनी: Sanī
• सनी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — proper name (as subject/apposition)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise/also)

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'a son'

• अथर्वाङ्गिरसम्: Atharvāṅgirasa (name/descendant of Atharvan and Aṅgiras)
• अथर्वाङ्गिरसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अथर्वन् + अङ्गिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara-dvandva) — 'Atharvan and Aṅgiras (lineage/name)'

• प्रभुम्: the lord; eminent one
• प्रभुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — epithet in apposition to पुत्रम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), as narrator to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm cosmogonic tableau: Svadhā beside Aṅgiras/Prajāpati, with subtle Pitṛ presence (ancestral sages) as Sanī and Atharvāṅgiras are shown as newly manifested luminous beings.

Characters & Entities

• Prajāpati
• Aṅgiras
• Svadhā
• Pitṛs
• Sanī
• Atharvāṅgiras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It sacralizes Pitṛ-related dharma by linking Svadhā and revered seers to the cosmic genealogy supporting ancestral rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription, but the presence of Svadhā and Pitṛs points to the theology behind śrāddha/ancestor offerings.