Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

ततः सा दशमे मासि संप्राप्ते गुरुदैवते । नक्षत्रे जनयामास पुत्रं बालार्कसन्निभम्

Transliteration

tataḥ sā daśame māsi saṃprāpte gurudaivate | nakṣatre janayāmāsa putraṃ bālārkasannibham

Translation

ତତଃ ଦଶମ ମାସରେ, ଗୁରୁଦେବତା ଅଧିଷ୍ଠିତ ନକ୍ଷତ୍ର ଆସିଲେ, ସେ ଉଦୟମାନ ପ୍ରଭାତସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସଦୃଶ ଦୀପ୍ତିମାନ ପୁତ୍ରକୁ ଜନ୍ମ ଦେଲା।

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ = तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम् (thereafter/from that)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — सर्वनाम (she)

• दशमे: in the tenth
• दशमे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — क्रमवाचक विशेषण (in the tenth)

• मासि: month
• मासि: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — कालाधिकरण (in the month)

• संप्राप्ते: having arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; भूतकृत् (क्त) — ‘संप्राप्ते’ (when had arrived)

• गुरुदैवते: in the Guru-deity (Jupiter) constellation
• गुरुदैवते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु + दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः (गुरोः दैवतं यस्मिन्/गुरुदैवत-नक्षत्रे)

• नक्षत्रे: in the nakṣatra
• नक्षत्रे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — अधिकरण (in the asterism)

• जनयामास: gave birth
• जनयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — णिजन्त (she gave birth/caused to be born)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — कर्म (object)

• बालार्कसन्निभम्: resembling the young sun
• बालार्कसन्निभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बाल + अर्क + सन्निभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः (बालार्कस्य सन्निभः = like the rising sun); ‘पुत्रम्’ विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (within the ongoing Purāṇic narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara Kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly at Naimiṣāraṇya (typical Sūta frame; not explicit in this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene maternity scene: the mother in a hermitage chamber gives birth as dawn breaks; the newborn glows like the rising sun; subtle celestial motifs indicate Guru’s nakṣatra influence.

Characters & Entities

• Guru (Bṛhaspati)
• nakṣatra
• birth

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The birth of dharmic heroes is framed as cosmically timed, suggesting alignment of human destiny with sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya in Nāgara Khaṇḍa; this verse provides genealogical context supporting the site’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it references nakṣatra timing rather than prescribing a rite.