Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

अतः पुत्रं समीहंते गृहस्थाश्रमवासिनः । पुत्रेण लोकाञ्जयति श्रुतिरेषा सनातनी

Transliteration

ataḥ putraṃ samīhaṃte gṛhasthāśramavāsinaḥ | putreṇa lokāñjayati śrutireṣā sanātanī

Translation

ထို့ကြောင့် ဂೃಹಸ್ಥအာရှရမ၌ နေထိုင်သူတို့သည် သားကို ဆန္ဒပြုကြ၏။ သားအားဖြင့် လောကတို့ကို အောင်မြင်နိုင်သည်ဟူသည်—ဤသည်မှာ ရှရုတိ၏ အနန္တသင်ခန်းစာ ဖြစ်၏။

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (Cause marker/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक (therefore/from this reason)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (masc. acc. sg.)

• समीहन्ते: desire/seek
• समीहन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-ईह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान); प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd pl. pres. middle)

• गृहस्थ-आश्रम-वासिनः: those dwelling in the householder stage
• गृहस्थ-आश्रम-वासिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक) + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषसमासार्थः (one who dwells in the householder-āśrama); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl.)

• पुत्रेण: by/through a son
• पुत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (masc. instr. sg.)

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन (masc. acc. pl.)

• जयति: conquers/wins
• जयति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd sg. pres.)

• श्रुतिः: scriptural statement (Śruti)
• श्रुतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.)

• एषा: this
• एषा: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.); विशेषणम् (of श्रुतिः)

• सनातनी: eternal, ancient
• सनातनी: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सनातन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (fem. nom. sg.); विशेषणम् (of श्रुतिः)

Speaker

Skanda (narration to Agastya, per Kāśīkhaṇḍa convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder couple in a Kāśī courtyard listening to a sage reciting śruti; behind them a small domestic altar with fire, and in the distance a Kāśī temple spire—symbolizing gārhasthya linked to sacred geography.

Characters & Entities

• Śruti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Purāṇic dharma, household life values continuity of sacred duties; progeny is presented as a means to sustain rites and attain merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, but this verse is a general dharma teaching rather than a tīrtha description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is named; the verse alludes broadly to Vedic duty and merit associated with progeny in the gṛhastha āśrama.