Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

एतस्य ये सुताश्चैव भविष्यंति धरातले । विख्यातिं तेऽपि यास्यंति मान्याः पूज्या महीभृताम्

Transliteration

etasya ye sutāścaiva bhaviṣyaṃti dharātale | vikhyātiṃ te'pi yāsyaṃti mānyāḥ pūjyā mahībhṛtām

Translation

Dan mana-mana anak lelaki yang lahir daripadanya di bumi ini, mereka juga akan mencapai kemasyhuran, dihormati dan layak dipuja, bahkan oleh para raja.

Word by Word

• एतस्य: of this (person/thing)
• एतस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रयोग (Pronoun)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• सुताः: sons
• सुताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (Emphatic particle)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• धरातले: on the surface of the earth
• धरातले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरातल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); समासः—धरा + तल (षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः, ‘earth-surface’)

• विख्यातिम्: fame, renown
• विख्यातिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विख्याति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (also/even)

• यास्यन्ति: will attain/go to
• यास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• मान्याः: honoured, respected
• मान्याः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); विशेषण (adjectival)

• पूज्याः: worthy of worship
• पूज्याः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); कृदन्तः—पूज् (धातु) + यत् (gerundive/तव्यत्-समर्थ), ‘to be worshipped’

• महीभृताम्: of kings (earth-bearers)
• महीभृताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महीभृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); समासः—मही + भृत् (उपपद-तत्पुरुष, ‘earth-bearer’ = king)

Speaker

Bhagavān (Bhāsvat/Sūrya in context; continuing prophecy)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame; not explicit here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee receives a boon that his future sons will be renowned and honored by rulers; the setting evokes a sacred kṣetra with solar radiance and temple precincts.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍaśarmā (implied)
• Kings (mahībhṛt)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma and divine favor do not end with one person; their merit can uplift future generations into honor and esteem.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is a phala (result) statement within the chapter’s māhātmya; it does not name a tīrtha directly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new ritual is given; it declares the fruit—fame and royal honor for the devotee’s lineage.