Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

बहुक्षीरप्रदा गावः सस्यानि गुणवंति च । कामवर्षी च पर्जन्यो यथर्त्तुफलिता द्रुमाः

Transliteration

bahukṣīrapradā gāvaḥ sasyāni guṇavaṃti ca | kāmavarṣī ca parjanyo yatharttuphalitā drumāḥ

Translation

Les vaches donnaient un lait abondant ; les récoltes étaient riches et de belle qualité ; la pluie tombait selon le souhait ; et les arbres portaient des fruits en leur saison.

Word by Word

• bahu-kṣīra-pradāḥ: giving much milk
• bahu-kṣīra-pradāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu+kṣīra+pradā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (gāvaḥ इत्यस्य)

• gāvaḥ: cows
• gāvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• sasyāni: crops/grains
• sasyāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• guṇavanti: excellent/possessing qualities
• guṇavanti: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (sasyāni इत्यस्य)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• kāma-varṣī: raining as desired
• kāma-varṣī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma+varṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (parjanyaḥ इत्यस्य)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• parjanyaḥ: rain-cloud / rain-god
• parjanyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: parjanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yathā-ṛtu-phalitāḥ: fruiting according to the seasons
• yathā-ṛtu-phalitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yathā+ṛtu+phalita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (drumāḥ इत्यस्य)

• drumāḥ: trees
• drumāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: druma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pastoral-agricultural panorama: cows with full udders, milkers, granaries, green fields, monsoon clouds releasing gentle rain, fruit-laden trees in orderly seasons.

Characters & Entities

• Parjanya (rain)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is portrayed as harmonizing nature itself—rain, harvest, and seasonal balance follow righteous order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse continues the Adhyāya 96 narrative backdrop, presenting auspicious conditions surrounding the tīrtha-region and its dharmic king.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it lists auspicious results (prosperity and seasonal regularity) as effects of dharma.