Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

फलेफले कोटिगुणं तस्याः श्रेयो भविष्यति । सफलाश्च दिशः सर्वा भविष्यंति न संशयः

Transliteration

phalephale koṭiguṇaṃ tasyāḥ śreyo bhaviṣyati | saphalāśca diśaḥ sarvā bhaviṣyaṃti na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ഓരോ ഫലം അർപ്പിക്കുന്നതിന്നും അവളുടെ ശ്രേയസ്സും മംഗളവും കോടി മടങ്ങ് വർദ്ധിക്കും. അവൾക്കായി എല്ലാ ദിക്കുകളും ഫലപ്രദമാകും—സംശയമില്ല.

Word by Word

• फले: in/for each fruit
• फले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (प्रत्येकफले—each fruit)

• फले: in/for each fruit
• फले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for distributive sense)

• कोटिगुणम्: million-fold
• कोटिगुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कोट्या गुणः = million-fold)

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• श्रेयः: welfare/merit
• श्रेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सफलाः: fruitful
• सफलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (फलयुक्ताः = fruitful)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• दिशः: directions/quarters
• दिशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिश् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (दिशः)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (continuation; promising multiplied merit)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant blessing scene: the woman offers fruits; luminous lines or lotuses emanate to the ten directions, symbolizing ‘saphalā diśaḥ’; the deity’s presence bestows koṭiguṇa śreyas.

Characters & Entities

• Woman devotee (tasyāḥ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even modest offerings, when made with devotion in a sacred setting, yield immense multiplied merit and bring success across one’s endeavors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya, extolling the tīrtha-power that magnifies the fruit of offerings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering fruits in worship, with the stated doctrine of koṭiguṇa (vastly multiplied) spiritual reward.