Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

एताभ्यां परमा प्रीतिर्युष्मभ्यं संभविष्यति । मम वाक्यादसंदिग्धं परमेतौ नरो भुवि

Transliteration

etābhyāṃ paramā prītiryuṣmabhyaṃ saṃbhaviṣyati | mama vākyādasaṃdigdhaṃ parametau naro bhuvi

Translation

« De ces deux-là naîtra pour vous la joie suprême. Par ma parole—sans aucun doute—ces deux seront les plus éminents parmi les êtres sur la terre. »

Word by Word

• एताभ्याम्: by/through these two
• एताभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन

• परमा: supreme
• परमा: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रीतिः इति विशेषण

• प्रीतिः: satisfaction/pleasure
• प्रीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• युष्मभ्यम्: for you (pl.)
• युष्मभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), बहुवचन

• संभविष्यति: will arise/occur
• संभविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• वाक्यात्: from (the authority of) the statement
• वाक्यात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (as cause/authority)

• असंदिग्धम्: undoubtedly
• असंदिग्धम्: Kriya-visheshana/Predicate (adverbial-predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-संदिग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; नञ्-समासः (कर्मधारय): न संदिग्धम्

• परम्: indeed
• परम्: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle/adverb: indeed/only)

• एतौ: these two
• एतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, द्विवचन

• नरः: a man / (as) man
• नरः: Predicate nominative (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (जातिवाचक-एकवचन; ‘man’ as a class/representative)

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (स्त्रीलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (quoted within Bhartṛyajña’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā’s calm proclamation radiates certainty; Pitṛs appear pleased, and the ‘two’ are highlighted as auspicious, destined for eminence.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The goal of śrāddha is pitṛ-prīti (ancestral satisfaction), and the text grounds that satisfaction in a primordial divine assurance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It supports the efficacy of designated offerings for Pitṛ satisfaction, based on Brahmā’s authoritative word.