Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

ततः फलवती नाम कृतं तेन महात्मना । ममानुरूपमेतद्धि यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि

Transliteration

tataḥ phalavatī nāma kṛtaṃ tena mahātmanā | mamānurūpametaddhi yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi

Translation

Ainsi, ce grand être au cœur noble me donna le nom de « Phalavatī ». En vérité, il me convient ; c’est pourquoi tu t’enquiers de moi.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Discourse adverb (क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (then)

• फलवती: Phalavatī (name)
• फलवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फलवती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; संज्ञा

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Qualifier particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: संज्ञासूचक अव्यय (named)

• कृतम्: was made/created
• कृतम्: Kriya/Predicate (क्रिया/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि ‘was made/established’

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana/Agent in passive (करण/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana/Agent in passive (करण/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक: महा + आत्मन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः

• मम: of me; my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अनुरूपम्: suitable; in accordance
• अनुरूपम्: Predicate complement (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘सदृशम्’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta/Predicate subject (कर्ता/विषय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुवाचक अव्यय (indeed/for)

• यत्: that which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

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

• परिपृच्छसि: you ask (about)
• परिपृच्छसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + प्रच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Kanyā (Phalavatī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Phalavatī (as personal epithet; possible later linkage to a grove/spot)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unnamed interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage bestows the name ‘Phalavatī’ upon the maiden; fruits and trees frame the scene, emphasizing the aptness of the name and her upbringing.

Characters & Entities

• Phalavatī
• Jābāli

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Names in Purāṇic literature often reflect qualities, destiny, or environment, reinforcing the didactic nature of narrative detail.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it centers on the character’s name and identity within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.