Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

पुत्रार्थी लभते पुत्रान्धनार्थी लभते धनम् । लभते पतिकामा या पतिं कन्या मनोरमम्

Transliteration

putrārthī labhate putrāndhanārthī labhate dhanam | labhate patikāmā yā patiṃ kanyā manoramam

Translation

പുത്രാർത്ഥി പുത്രന്മാരെ ലഭിക്കുന്നു, ധനാർത്ഥി ധനം ലഭിക്കുന്നു; പതികാമയായ കന്യക മനോഹരനായ ഭർത്താവിനെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• putra-arthī: one desiring a son
• putra-arthī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पुत्रस्य अर्थी = पुत्रकामः)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• putrān: sons
• putrān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• dhana-arthī: one desiring wealth
• dhana-arthī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (धनस्य अर्थी = धनकामः)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• pati-kāmā: a woman desiring a husband
• pati-kāmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + kāmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पतेः कामा)

• yā: who (she who)
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• patim: husband
• patim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kanyā: a maiden
• kanyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• manoramam: charming, delightful
• manoramam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: manorama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (patim इति विशेष्य)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three petitioners approach a reciter: a couple praying for a child, a merchant seeking prosperity, and a maiden seeking a worthy husband; all listen to the Purāṇa with offerings.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The māhātmya frames dharmic devotion as capable of fulfilling legitimate human aims when pursued through sacred listening/recitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promised fruits are tied to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, engagement with the māhātmya (hearing/reciting) as the means to obtain the stated boons.