Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

धन्या मे कन्यका चेयं रक्षयिष्यति च स्वयम् । ब्राह्मणत्रितयं ह्येतन्मरणे कृतनिश्चयम्

Transliteration

dhanyā me kanyakā ceyaṃ rakṣayiṣyati ca svayam | brāhmaṇatritayaṃ hyetanmaraṇe kṛtaniścayam

Translation

എന്റെ ഈ കന്യയും ധന്യയാണ്; മരണനിശ്ചയം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്ന ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണത്രയത്തെ അവൾ സ്വയം രക്ഷിക്കും।

Word by Word

• धन्या: fortunate
• धन्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कन्यका-विशेषण)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘my’

• कन्यका: daughter, maiden
• कन्यका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्यका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• इयम्: this (she)
• इयम्: Visheshana (Demonstrative/निर्देशक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रक्षयिष्यति: will protect
• रक्षयिष्यति: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• स्वयम्: herself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Emphasis on agent/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic adverb) = herself, personally

• ब्राह्मणत्रितयम्: the group of three Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणत्रितयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मणत्रितय (प्रातिपदिक) = ब्राह्मण + त्रितय (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘ब्राह्मणानां त्रितयम्’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle) = indeed, for

• एतत्: this (group)
• एतत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (subject)

• मरणे: in (the matter of) death
• मरणे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/विषय), एकवचन; ‘in/for death’ (context: regarding death)

• कृतनिश्चयम्: having made a firm resolve
• कृतनिश्चयम्: Karta (Subject complement/भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतनिश्चय (प्रातिपदिक) = कृत + निश्चय (समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘कृतः निश्चयः यस्य’ (resolved)

Speaker

Pārthiva (the king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king gestures toward his daughter, declaring her blessed; nearby, three brāhmaṇas appear austere, suggesting their grim resolve; the maiden stands poised, embodying protective determination.

Characters & Entities

• Pārthiva (the king)
• Kanyakā (the princess)
• Brāhmaṇa-tritaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Protection of the righteous is praised as a high dharma, even when the situation involves life-and-death resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse does not name a tīrtha; it is embedded in a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter whose broader frame is pilgrimage-glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on rakṣā-dharma (the duty of protection).