Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

अमोघं तेन संभूतस्त्वमत्र जगतीतले । माता वै मृत्युमापन्ना ज्ञात्वैवं लज्जया तया

Transliteration

amoghaṃ tena saṃbhūtastvamatra jagatītale | mātā vai mṛtyumāpannā jñātvaivaṃ lajjayā tayā

Translation

こうしてあなたはこの地上に生まれました。あなたの誕生は無駄ではありませんでした。しかし、事態を悟った母は恥辱に打ちひしがれ、死を迎えました。

Word by Word

• अमोघम्: not futile/effective
• अमोघम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + मोघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम्

• तेन: by that/thereby
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc./Neut.), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• संभूतः: born/produced
• संभूतः: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + भू (धातु) → संभूत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle/क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• जगतीतले: on the surface of the earth
• जगतीतले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगती + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); अधिकरणम्; समास: जगत्याः तलम्

• माता: mother
• माता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• मृत्युम्: death
• मृत्युम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आपन्ना: having met/attained
• आपन्ना: Kriya-visheshana (Predicate participle)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + पद् (धातु) → आपन्न (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past active participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Hetu (Cause/Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिकक्रिया (prior action)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/in this way)

• लज्जया: out of shame/with shame
• लज्जया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लज्जा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• तया: by that
• तया: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (referring to lज्जा)

Speaker

Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A poignant tableau: the child’s destined presence contrasted with the mother’s collapse from shame; the scene should emphasize tragedy and moral weight, not sensationalism.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• mother (mātṛ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives show how inner emotions and social dharma can lead to grave outcomes, urging compassion and discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.