Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

पुत्रपौत्रसमोपेता धनिनी शील मंडना न दुर्भगा न वन्ध्या च न च काणा विरूपिका

Transliteration

putrapautrasamopetā dhaninī śīla maṃḍanā na durbhagā na vandhyā ca na ca kāṇā virūpikā

Translation

सा पुत्रपौत्रसमोपेता धनिनी शीलमण्डना; न दुर्भगा न वन्ध्या च न च काणा विरूपिका।

Word by Word

• putra-pautra-samopetā: endowed with sons and grandsons
• putra-pautra-samopetā: Karta (Subject complement/प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra + pautra + sam-upeta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; पुत्रपौत्रैः समुपेता इति तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (endowed with sons and grandsons)

• dhaninī: wealthy
• dhaninī: Karta (Subject complement/प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhaninī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• śīla-maṃḍanā: adorned with good conduct
• śīla-maṃḍanā: Karta (Subject complement/प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śīla + maṃḍanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; शीलं मण्डनं यस्याः/शीलस्य मण्डना इति (determinative)

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• durbhagā: unfortunate
• durbhagā: Karta (Subject complement/प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durbhagā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• vandhyā: barren
• vandhyā: Karta (Subject complement/प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vandhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• kāṇā: one-eyed
• kāṇā: Karta (Subject complement/प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• virūpikā: ugly/deformed
• virūpikā: Karta (Subject complement/प्रथमा-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: virūpikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blessed woman stands with children and grandchildren near the shrine; she holds offerings; her demeanor is dignified and virtuous; the Devī’s presence is protective, warding off misfortune and illness.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī (Devī)
• Dīpadāna (implied continuation)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Māhātmya frames devotion as supporting holistic well-being—virtue, prosperity, and family continuity—within householder dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Sāvitrī sacred place discussed in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya, Adhyāya 192.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This verse continues the stated fruits of the earlier lamp-offering and worship; it does not add a new ritual detail.