Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

मातुश्च ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठो ब्रह्मचर्यकथापरः । भविष्यति सुतश्चिह्नैर्गर्भलक्षणसंभवैः

Transliteration

mātuśca brāhmaṇaśreṣṭho brahmacaryakathāparaḥ | bhaviṣyati sutaścihnairgarbhalakṣaṇasaṃbhavaiḥ

Translation

तुझ्या मातेस पुत्र होईल—तो श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण, ब्रह्मचर्यकथांमध्ये तत्पर; गर्भलक्षणांतून उत्पन्न झालेल्या पुत्रचिन्हांनी तो ओळखला जाईल।

Word by Word

• मातुः: of the mother
• मातुः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — 'of the mother'

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction/particle)

• ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठः: the best of Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्राह्मणानां श्रेष्ठः)

• ब्रह्मचर्यकथापरः: devoted to discourse on celibacy
• ब्रह्मचर्यकथापरः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahmacarya (प्रातिपदिक) + kathā (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (ब्रह्मचर्यकथायां परः = devoted to talk of brahmacarya)

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

• सुतः: a son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• चिह्नैः: by signs
• चिह्नैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cihna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• गर्भलक्षणसंभवैः: arising from pregnancy-indications
• गर्भलक्षणसंभवैः: Visheshana (Qualifier of 'चिह्नैः'/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garbha (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (गर्भस्य लक्षणानां सम्भवाः = arising from pregnancy-signs)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context suggests Ṛcīka speaking in this passage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A revered figure pronounces an auspicious prophecy to a woman regarding the birth of a son marked by pregnancy-signs; the atmosphere is solemn and wonder-filled.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Brahmacarya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Brahmacarya and brāhmaṇical excellence are praised as ideals, framed as outcomes supported by auspicious signs and dhārmic orientation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it highlights brahmacarya as a valued dharma.