Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

तस्या गर्भं समासाद्य त्वं जन्म समवाप्स्यसि । रामरूपस्य शेषस्य पुनर्भार्या भविष्यसि

Transliteration

tasyā garbhaṃ samāsādya tvaṃ janma samavāpsyasi | rāmarūpasya śeṣasya punarbhāryā bhaviṣyasi

Translation

En entrant dans son sein, tu obtiendras la naissance ; et tu redeviendras l’épouse de Śeṣa, qui revêt la forme de Rāma.

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• गर्भम्: womb
• गर्भम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund): having reached/approached

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समवाप्स्यसि: you will obtain/attain
• समवाप्स्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रामरूपस्य: of the one having Rama's form
• रामरूपस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य रूपम्)

• शेषस्य: of Śeṣa
• शेषस्य: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक अव्यय (adverb: again)

• भार्या: wife
• भार्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भविष्यसि: you will be
• भविष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (prophetic narration within the dialogue)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The addressed goddess/auspicious lady (identity not explicit in verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary moment: the Devi indicates a future womb and foretells the woman’s rebirth and reunion as wife of Śeṣa in Rāma-form; imagery may include a subtle serpent-canopy or Rāma iconographic hints.

Characters & Entities

• Śeṣa
• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karmic destiny and divine purpose can unfold through rebirth, aligning relationships with dharma across lives.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in the verse; it is embedded within a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a prophecy about birth and marital reunion.