Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

पुत्रो जातो ह्यपुत्रस्य पराशरसुतस्य च । देवैर्वर्धापितः सर्वैरिञ्चेन्द्रपुरोगमैः

Transliteration

putro jāto hyaputrasya parāśarasutasya ca | devairvardhāpitaḥ sarvairiñcendrapurogamaiḥ

Translation

บุตรได้บังเกิดแก่ฤๅษีผู้ไร้บุตร คือโอรสแห่งปราศระ (วยาสะ) เหล่าเทวะทั้งปวงมีอินทร์เป็นประมุข ต่างยินดีเฉลิมฉลองการประสูติอันเป็นมงคลนั้น

Word by Word

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

• जातः: was born
• जातः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (पुत्रः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्, हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थक-निपातः (particle)

• अपुत्रस्य: of the sonless one
• अपुत्रस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• पराशरसुतस्य: of Parāśara’s son
• पराशरसुतस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पराशर (प्रातिपदिक) + सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पराशरस्य सुतः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• देवैः: by the gods
• देवैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• वर्धापितः: was caused to grow, was nurtured
• वर्धापितः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिजन्त-भूतकृदन्त (causative past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे विधेयः (पुत्रः)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (देवैः)

• ऋषि-इन्द्र-पुरोगमैः: with Indra at the forefront
• ऋषि-इन्द्र-पुरोगमैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरोगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रः पुरोगमः येषाम्) बहुवचन-विशेषणम् (देवैः)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A newborn son is presented in an āśrama; devas gather in the sky, Indra leading, showering flowers and blessings upon Vyāsa’s lineage.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Parāśara
• Indra
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous living and divine grace can transform lack into fulfillment; blessings arrive when dharma is upheld.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider Revā (Narmadā) milieu frames the story, though this verse focuses on the birth event rather than a named tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; it describes divine benediction and celebratory blessing (vardhāpana).