Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

नैवं संजायते वंध्या काकवन्ध्या न जायते । न दौर्भाग्यसमोपेता सप्तजन्मांतराणि सा

Transliteration

naivaṃ saṃjāyate vaṃdhyā kākavandhyā na jāyate | na daurbhāgyasamopetā saptajanmāṃtarāṇi sā

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ അവൾ വന്ധ്യയാകുകയില്ല; ‘കാക-വന്ധ്യത’യും ഉണ്ടാകുകയില്ല; കൂടാതെ അവൾ ഏഴ് ജന്മാന്തരങ്ങൾ വരെ ദൗർഭാഗ്യബാധിതയാകുകയുമില്ല।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• एवम्: thus; in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक)

• संजायते: is born; comes to be
• संजायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वन्ध्या: a barren woman
• वन्ध्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• काकवन्ध्या: a completely barren woman
• काकवन्ध्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काक + वन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘crow-barren’ (utterly barren)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• जायते: is born; arises
• जायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• दौर्भाग्यसमोपेता: afflicted with misfortune
• दौर्भाग्यसमोपेता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दौर्भाग्य + सम् + उपेत (प्रातिपदिक; उप + इ (धातु) → उपेत (क्त))
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘endowed with misfortune’

• सप्तजन्मान्तराणि: (for) seven lifetimes
• सप्तजन्मान्तराणि: Karma (Extent/कर्म-परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + जन्म + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म) बहुवचन; कालपरिमाणे ‘for seven lifetimes’

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee woman prays before Gaurī; the jalayantra drips as a symbol of continuous grace; behind her, a narrative panel shows a joyful household with children, signifying the boon of fertility and fortune.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Jalayantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion at a sacred shrine is portrayed as protecting family welfare and long-term auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Gaurī Pañcapiṇḍikā tīrtha where jalayantra worship is performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit continuation: the jalayantra rite over Gaurī is credited with removing misfortune and barrenness.