Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

अपुत्रा पुत्रिणः स्युस्ते पुत्रिणश्चापि पौत्रिणः । निर्धना धनवंतश्च सिद्धेश्वररता नराः

Transliteration

aputrā putriṇaḥ syuste putriṇaścāpi pautriṇaḥ | nirdhanā dhanavaṃtaśca siddheśvararatā narāḥ

Translation

Les hommes dévoués à Siddheśvara : ceux qui n’ont pas de fils en reçoivent; ceux qui ont des fils obtiennent des petits-fils; et les pauvres deviennent prospères.

Word by Word

• अपुत्राः: childless
• अपुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; नञ्-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (a-privative)

• पुत्रिणः: having sons
• पुत्रिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; मतुप्/इनि-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive)

• स्युः: would become / may be
• स्युः: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: those (people)
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुत्रिणः: having sons
• पुत्रिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त-विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• पौत्रिणः: having grandsons
• पौत्रिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पौत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; इनि-प्रत्ययान्त (having grandsons)

• निर्धनाः: poor
• निर्धनाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्-धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; उपसर्ग-पूर्वक विशेषण

• धनवन्तः: wealthy
• धनवन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessing wealth)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• सिद्धेश्वररताः: devoted to Siddheśvara
• सिद्धेश्वररताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध-ईश्वर-रत (प्रातिपदिक; components: सिद्ध + ईश्वर + रत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सिद्धेश्वरे रताः = devoted to Siddheśvara)

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees—couples and householders—stand before Siddheśvara with offerings; the scene subtly shows blessings of children and abundance (grain, coins, full vessels) as symbolic outcomes.

Characters & Entities

• Siddheśvara
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere devotion to the kṣetra-deity is portrayed as a source of worldly stability—lineage and livelihood—supporting dharmic life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Siddheśvara kṣetra praised in Dvārakā-māhātmya (Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a specific rite here; it states the phala (results) for those who are devoted to Siddheśvara.