Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्सा जायते हर्म्ये षण्मासाभ्यंतरे च तत् । करोति विभवैर्हीनं धनदस्याप्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

yasminsā jāyate harmye ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtare ca tat | karoti vibhavairhīnaṃ dhanadasyāpyasaṃśayam

Translation

“Dan juga, istana tempat dia dilahirkan itu, dalam enam bulan dia akan menjadikannya tandus daripada kemakmuran—tanpa ragu, walaupun ia milik Kubera, dewa kekayaan.”

Word by Word

• yasmin: in which (house)
• yasmin: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative)

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

• jāyate: is born
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (जन्)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि—‘is born’

• harmye: in the mansion/house
• harmye: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: harmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ṣaṇ-māsa-abhyaṃtare: within six months
• ṣaṇ-māsa-abhyaṃtare: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + abhyaṃtara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष—‘षण्मासानाम् अभ्यन्तरे’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tat: that (result)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सर्वनाम—अत्र कर्म/फलनिर्देशः

• karoti: makes, renders
• karoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• vibhavaiḥ: with wealth/prosperity
• vibhavaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• hīnam: deprived, lacking
• hīnam: Karma (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘धनदम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य

• dhanadasya: of Kubera (lord of wealth)
• dhanadasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhanada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि = ‘even/also’ (emphatic particle)

• asaṃśayam: without doubt
• asaṃśayam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: asaṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverbial accusative); निःसंशयार्थक (without doubt)

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the king (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand mansion gradually losing its splendor: lamps dim, servants depart, granaries empty—an allegory of Lakshmi leaving; Kubera’s emblematic wealth shown as powerless.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanada (Kubera)
• Viṣakanyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Material prosperity is fragile under adverse karma; dharma and right action are portrayed as the true protectors of well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is named in this verse; it continues the omen-based narrative within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated.