Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 59
Devanagari script
दक्षिणोन्नत वक्षोजा पुत्रिणी त्वग्रणीर्मता । वामोन्नतकुचा सूते कन्यां सौभाग्यसुंदरीम्
Transliteration
dakṣiṇonnata vakṣojā putriṇī tvagraṇīrmatā | vāmonnatakucā sūte kanyāṃ saubhāgyasuṃdarīm
Translation
जिचा उजवा स्तन उन्नत असेल ती पुत्रवती व अग्रणी मानली जाते; आणि जिचा डावा स्तन उन्नत असेल ती सौभाग्यवती सुंदर कन्येला जन्म देते।
Word by Word
dakṣiṇonnataright-raised
dakṣiṇonnata:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootdakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + unnata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दक्षिणः उन्नतः)
vakṣojā(woman) with breasts on the chest; bosomed woman
vakṣojā:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootvakṣas (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (वक्षसि जाता)
putriṇīhaving a son/children
putriṇī:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootputrin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
tubut/indeed
tu:
Discourse particle
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्ययम्; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपातः (but/indeed)
agraṇīḥleader, foremost woman
agraṇīḥ:
Karta (Predicate nominative)
TypeNoun
Rootagraṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (ईकारान्त-प्रातिपदिक)
matāconsidered, regarded
matā:
Predicate (state)
TypeAdjective
Rootman (धातु) + ta (क्त)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP) ‘मन्ता/मता’ = ‘considered’
vāmonnataleft-raised
vāmonnata:
Viśeṣaṇa
TypeAdjective
Rootvāma (प्रातिपदिक) + unnata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (वामः उन्नतः)
kucā(woman) with breasts
kucā:
Karta (Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootkuca (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (आकारान्त)
sūtegives birth to
sūte:
Kriyā (Action)
TypeVerb
Rootsū (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्
kanyāma daughter
kanyām:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootkanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
saubhāgyasuṃdarīmbeautiful with good fortune
saubhāgyasuṃdarīm:
Viśeṣaṇa (of kanyām)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + sundarī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्; तत्पुरुषः (सौभाग्येन सुन्दरी)
Speaker
Skanda
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A domestic scene suggested through symbols: a couple receiving counsel from a sage in Kāśī; background shows a shrine lamp and distant ghat, indicating that even household life is lived under Kāśī’s sacred gaze.
Characters & Entities
K
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)FAQs
It reflects traditional predictive symbolism about offspring, presented as part of dharma-style lakṣaṇa teaching.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it sits within the Kāśī-khaṇḍa compilation.
None.