Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

कृतनामाऽथ सा बाला वृद्धिं याति दिनेदिने । आह्लादकारिणी नित्यं कला चांद्रमसी यथा

Transliteration

kṛtanāmā'tha sā bālā vṛddhiṃ yāti dinedine | āhlādakāriṇī nityaṃ kalā cāṃdramasī yathā

Translation

Setelah diberi nama, gadis kecil itu membesar dari hari ke hari, sentiasa membawa sukacita—bagaikan sinar bulan yang kian bertambah pada tiap malam.

Word by Word

• kṛta-nāmā: having received a name; named
• kṛta-nāmā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृदन्त, क्त) + nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; बहुव्रीहिः—‘कृतं नाम यस्याः सा’ (having been given a name)

• atha: then
• atha: Avyaya (Discourse marker/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्ययम् (then/thereupon)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• bālā: the girl
• bālā: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bālā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• vṛddhim: growth; increase
• vṛddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचनम्

• yāti: goes; attains
• yāti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• dine: in (each) day
• dine: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचनम्

• dine: in (each) day
• dine: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी, एकवचनम्; पुनरुक्ति (day by day)

• āhlāda-kāriṇī: delight-causing
• āhlāda-kāriṇī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āhlāda (प्रातिपदिक) + kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः—‘आह्लादं करोति’ (causing delight)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययप्रयोगः (always)

• kalā: (moon-)digit; phase
• kalā: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• āṃdramasī: lunar
• āṃdramasī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cāndramasī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; चन्द्रसम्बन्धिनी (lunar)

• yathā: as; like
• yathā: Upama-marker (Comparison/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्ययम् (as/like)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual, within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Karṇotpalā (implied)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijasattamāḥ (implicit continuing address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The girl Karṇotpalā grows day by day, radiating joy; behind her, a waxing moon with a visible kalā symbolizes her increasing charm and auspiciousness.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious beginnings (like naming) and righteous care lead to steady, joy-giving growth—compared to the moon’s waxing phase.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse is part of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya flow; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is stated in this verse.