Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14
Devanagari script
धन्यो दशरथो लोके कौशल्या जननी तव । ययोर्जातोसि गोविंद जगदीश परः पुमान्
Transliteration
dhanyo daśaratho loke kauśalyā jananī tava | yayorjātosi goviṃda jagadīśa paraḥ pumān
Translation
ఈ లోకంలో దశరథుడు ధన్యుడు, నీ జనని కౌశల్య కూడా ధన్యురాలు; ఎందుకంటే వారి గృహంలోనే నీవు జన్మించావు—హే గోవిందా, హే జగదీశా, హే పరమపురుషా।
Word by Word
dhanyaḥblessed
dhanyaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootdhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
daśarathaḥDaśaratha
daśarathaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdaśaratha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
lokein the world
loke:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootloka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
kauśalyāKauśalyā
kauśalyā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkauśalyā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
jananīmother
jananī:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjananī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
tavayour
tava:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम
yayoḥof whom (the two)
yayoḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/Genitive) द्विवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)
jātaḥborn
jātaḥ:
Kriya (Predicative complement/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Root√jan (जन्, धातु) + kta
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृवाच्य-प्रयोगे विधेय (born)
asiyou are
asi:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√as (अस्, धातु)
Formलट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद
govindaO Govinda
govinda:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootgovinda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
jagadīśaO Lord of the universe
jagadīśa:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootjagat + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (जगतः ईशः)
paraḥsupreme
paraḥ:
Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
pumānperson/man
pumān:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpuman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
A woman devotee (speaker not named in snippet)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A devotional portrait: Rāma as Govinda/Jagadīśa, with Daśaratha and Kauśalyā shown as blessed parents, radiating serenity and dharmic royalty.
Characters & Entities
D
DaśarathaK
KauśalyāG
GovindaJ
JagadīśaFAQs
Association with the Divine sanctifies family and lineage; the Lord’s birth is itself a blessing upon the world.
No tīrtha is explicitly named; Ayodhyā is implied through Rāma’s parentage but not described as a pilgrimage site here.
None.