Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

जनयामास दीप्तांगी कन्यां पद्मदलेक्षणाम् । तस्मिन्नेव जले पुण्ये देवराताश्रमं प्रति

Transliteration

janayāmāsa dīptāṃgī kanyāṃ padmadalekṣaṇām | tasminneva jale puṇye devarātāśramaṃ prati

Translation

Elle mit au monde une jeune fille aux membres resplendissants, aux yeux tels des pétales de lotus; dans cette même eau sacrée, en lien avec l’ermitage de Devarāta.

Word by Word

• जनयामास: gave birth to/produced
• जनयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जनय् (धातु; णिच् causative of जन्)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• दीप्ताङ्गी: the radiant-limbed woman (she)
• दीप्ताङ्गी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप्त + अङ्गी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (one whose limbs are radiant); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• कन्याम्: a girl/daughter
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• पद्मदल-ईक्षणाम्: lotus-petal-eyed
• पद्मदल-ईक्षणाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पद्म + दल + ईक्षण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (lotus-petal-eyed); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (कन्याम्)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (just/indeed)

• जले: in the water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• पुण्ये: holy
• पुण्ये: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन; विशेषण (जले)

• देवरात-आश्रमम्: Devarāta’s hermitage
• देवरात-आश्रमम्: Karma (Goal as object with प्रति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवरात + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Devarāta's hermitage); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• प्रति: towards
• प्रति: Sambandha (Direction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद (governing accusative); दिशार्थ (towards)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic storyteller; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Nāgara-khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṇya-jala near Devarātāśrama

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: From a luminous pool, a radiant maiden arises, lotus-petal eyes gleaming; the hermitage stands nearby, suggesting destiny tied to the sage’s abode.

Characters & Entities

• Devarāta
• Āśrama (hermitage)
• Puṇyajala (sacred water)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is portrayed as life-giving and destiny-shaping—sacred waters become instruments through which dharma unfolds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A merit-bearing sacred water (puṇya-jala) associated with Devarāta’s hermitage is highlighted, though the exact tīrtha name is not stated in this single verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse implicitly elevates the sanctity of the water (snāna/tīrtha-sevā context).