Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

भगवानुवाच । भविष्यति न संदेहः पुत्रस्ते बलवान्सुधीः । अवध्यः सर्वशस्त्राणां महातेजोभिरन्वितः

Transliteration

bhagavānuvāca | bhaviṣyati na saṃdehaḥ putraste balavānsudhīḥ | avadhyaḥ sarvaśastrāṇāṃ mahātejobhiranvitaḥ

Translation

ဘုရားသခင်က မိန့်တော်မူသည်—«ဖြစ်လိမ့်မည်၊ သံသယမရှိ။ သင်၏သားသည် အင်အားကြီး၍ ပညာရှိမည်။ လက်နက်အပေါင်းတို့ဖြင့် မသတ်နိုင်သူ ဖြစ်ပြီး၊ မဟာတေဇာနှင့် ဓမ္မအင်အားတို့ဖြင့် ပြည့်ဝမည်»။

Word by Word

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• भविष्यति: will be / will happen
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Modifier/विशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• पुत्रः: son
• पुत्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बलवान्: strong
• बलवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सुधीः: very wise
• सुधीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + धी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सु-धीः = उत्तमा बुद्धिः यस्य)

• अवध्यः: invulnerable, not to be slain
• अवध्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + वध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; नञ्-प्रत्ययान्तः (न वध्यः)

• सर्वशस्त्राणाम्: of all weapons
• सर्वशस्त्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + शस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि शस्त्राणि)

• महातेजोभिः: with great splendors
• महातेजोभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महत् तेजः)

• अन्वितः: endowed, possessed
• अन्वितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु + √इ (धातु) → अन्वित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Bhagavān (Deveśa; the Lord, as narrator’s designation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord speaks a decisive boon: a future son will be strong, wise, weapon-proof, and blazing with spiritual splendor; the moment is charged with divine certainty.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān
• putra (son)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine speech is presented as unfailing: faith in dharmic destiny and the Lord’s assurance removes doubt and fear.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse functions within the broader Tīrthamāhātmya setting, but this specific line focuses on a boon narrative rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it is a prophetic blessing describing the son’s qualities.