Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

स्वयमेव सुताऽस्माकं येन स्यात्सुभगा सती । पुत्र पौत्रवती नित्यं सुशीला पतिवल्लभा

Transliteration

svayameva sutā'smākaṃ yena syātsubhagā satī | putra pautravatī nityaṃ suśīlā pativallabhā

Translation

“ဤသို့ပြုလျှင် ကျွန်ုပ်တို့၏သမီး စတီသည် အမှန်တကယ် ကံကောင်းမင်္ဂလာရှိကာ၊ အမြဲတမ်း သားမြေးပေါများ၍၊ အကျင့်သီလကောင်းမွန်ပြီး ခင်ပွန်းချစ်မြတ်နိုးရာ ဖြစ်ပါစေ။”

Word by Word

• स्वयम्: herself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Agent-emphasis/कर्ता)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—स्वतन्त्रार्थक

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय—निश्चय/अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• सुतā: daughter
• सुतā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुतā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अस्माकम्: of us/our
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• येन: by which/so that
• येन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन; हेतु/साधनार्थे

• स्यात्: may be/become
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुभगा: fortunate/auspicious
• सुभगा: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सती’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सती: Satī
• सती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नाम/विशेष्य)

• पुत्र: son
• पुत्र: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन (stem-like; in compound sense with following)

• पौत्रवती: having grandsons
• पौत्रवती: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पौत्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक) + ङीप् (स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सती’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; अर्थः—पौत्रयुक्ता

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-नपुंसक द्वितीया एकवचन—क्रियाविशेषण (always)

• सुशीला: of good conduct
• सुशीला: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + शील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सुशीलाः)

• पतिवल्लभा: beloved of her husband
• पतिवल्लभा: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + वल्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (पतेः वल्लभा)

Speaker

Dakṣa (speaking to Pitāmaha/Brahmā, as continued context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dakṣa articulates blessings for Sati’s future: a gentle, hopeful expression; Sati depicted modest and radiant; Brahmā and devas listen; ritual altar glows in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Satī
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā, implied)
• Husband (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Household dharma is framed as a blend of virtue, mutual marital affection, and continuity of lineage—sought through sanctified rites and blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This line focuses on marital blessings within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya story; it does not specify a tīrtha name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific step is described here; it states the intended fruit of the wedding rite—auspiciousness, virtue, and family prosperity.