Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ततः कतिपयाहस्य तस्य भार्या प्रियंवदा । ऋतुस्नाता दधाराथ गर्भं पुण्यं निजोदरे

Transliteration

tataḥ katipayāhasya tasya bhāryā priyaṃvadā | ṛtusnātā dadhārātha garbhaṃ puṇyaṃ nijodare

Translation

Après quelques jours, son épouse Priyaṃvadā—s’étant baignée au temps prescrit—conçut et porta en son sein une grossesse sainte, riche de mérite.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Sequence/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/कालवाचक अव्यय (thereafter)

• कतिपयाहस्य: after a few days (lit. of a few days)
• कतिपयाहस्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कतिपय + अहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—कतिपयानि अहानि यस्य (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/बहुव्रीहि-प्रायः; अर्थः ‘of a few days’)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

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

• प्रियंवदा: sweet-speaking
• प्रियंवदा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रियंवदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—प्रियं वदति इति (उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः), विशेषण

• ऋतुस्नाता: bathed after menstruation/at the proper season
• ऋतुस्नाता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋतु + स्नात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP) ‘स्नात’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—ऋतौ स्नाता (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

• दधार: conceived/held
• दधार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तर्यसूचक अव्यय (then/and)

• गर्भम्: a fetus, pregnancy
• गर्भम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुण्यम्: auspicious, meritorious
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• निजोदरे: in (her) own womb
• निजोदरे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज + उदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—निजम् उदरम् (कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Queen Priyaṃvadā performs ṛtusnāna with attendants; a serene, auspicious atmosphere suggests the descent of a puṇya-bearing embryo.

Characters & Entities

• Priyaṃvadā
• King Prabhaṃjana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity, right timing, and dharmic living are portrayed as conditions that invite auspicious destiny and divine favor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets the auspicious turning point for the later sacred account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ṛtusnāna (seasonal/ritual bathing connected with purity) is referenced as part of dharmic conduct.