Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ततस्तु दशमे मासि संप्राप्ते सुषुवे शुभाम् । कन्यां सरोजपत्राक्षीं दिव्यलक्षणलक्षिताम्

Transliteration

tatastu daśame māsi saṃprāpte suṣuve śubhām | kanyāṃ sarojapatrākṣīṃ divyalakṣaṇalakṣitām

Translation

ನಂತರ ದಶಮ ಮಾಸ ಬಂದಾಗ ಅವಳು ಶುಭವಾದ ಒಂದು ಕನ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಸವಿಸಿದಳು—ಸರೋಜಪತ್ರದಂತೆ ನೇತ್ರಗಳಿರುವಳು, ದಿವ್ಯಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಳು।

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तर (adverb: then/thereafter)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/विरोध (particle)

• दशमे: in the tenth
• दशमे: Adhikaraṇa (Temporal locus)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (मासि)

• मासि: month
• मासि: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) had arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute circumstance)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute: when it had arrived)

• सुषुवे: she gave birth
• सुषुवे: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (कन्याम्)

• कन्याम्: a girl/daughter
• कन्याम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• सरोजपत्राक्षीम्: lotus-petal-eyed
• सरोजपत्राक्षीम्: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सरोज-पत्र-अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक; सरोज + पत्र + अक्षि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषण (कन्याम्)

• दिव्यलक्षणलक्षिताम्: marked by divine signs
• दिव्यलक्षणलक्षिताम्: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य-लक्षण-लक्षित (प्रातिपदिक; दिव्य + लक्षण + लक्षित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (कन्याम्)

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rambhā (or the mother figure) in a serene hermitage chamber gives birth; attendants or forest nymphs present; the newborn girl glows softly, lotus-petal eyes emphasized, divine marks subtly indicated.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā (implied mother)
• Daughter (unnamed here)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives portray virtue and spiritual potency as yielding auspicious outcomes, symbolized by a divinely marked birth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode unfolds within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya frame, linking the narrative to the sanctity of that kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive narration.