Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

हंस उवाच । अपत्यार्थं समारंभो मयाऽद्य विहितः पुरा । तस्मात्त्वं देहि मे पुत्रान्वंशोद्धारक्ष मान्विभो

Transliteration

haṃsa uvāca | apatyārthaṃ samāraṃbho mayā'dya vihitaḥ purā | tasmāttvaṃ dehi me putrānvaṃśoddhārakṣa mānvibho

Translation

ຮັງສະກ່າວວ່າ: «ແຕ່ກ່ອນ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ເລີ່ມວັດຕະປະຕິບັດນີ້ເພື່ອຂໍລູກ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໂອ ພຣະຜູ້ຄອບຄຸມທົ່ວທັງປວງ, ຂໍປະທານບຸດໃຫ້ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ—ຜູ້ຈະຊ່ວຍຍົກຊູ ແລະຟື້ນຟູວົງສາຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ»។

Word by Word

• हंसः: Haṃsa
• हंसः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हंस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• अपत्यार्थम्: for the sake of offspring
• अपत्यार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; समासः: अपत्यस्य अर्थः (for the sake of offspring)

• समारम्भः: undertaking/effort
• समारम्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समारम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3), एकवचन — Instrumental, Singular (by me)

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• विहितः: done/undertaken
• विहितः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विहित (कृदन्त; वि+धा धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘performed/ordained’

• पुरा: formerly/earlier
• पुरा: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly/earlier)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय/अपादानार्थक-प्रयोगः — ‘therefore’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Nominative, Singular (2nd person pronoun)

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Imperative, 2nd person, Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन — Dative, Singular (to me)

• पुत्रान्: sons
• पुत्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वंशोद्धारक्: uplifters of (my) lineage
• वंशोद्धारक्: Karma (Apposition to object/कर्मसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्धारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Plural; समासः: वंशस्य उद्धारकाः (uplifters of the lineage)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2), एकवचन — Accusative, Singular (me)

• विभो: O Lord
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

Haṃsa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The all-pervading Lord (Śiva implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Haṃsa speaks with folded hands, expressing his vow undertaken for offspring; the deity listens, serene; the liṅga and ritual implements indicate completed observance.

Characters & Entities

• Haṃsa
• Mahādeva (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Approaching Śiva with sincere intent and dharmic purpose—such as sustaining one’s lineage—receives divine attention when grounded in devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A liṅga-centered tīrtha within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (the passage continues to praise worship at this specific liṅga-site).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An undertaking/observance (samārambha) directed toward obtaining offspring, expressed as a prayer to the Lord.