Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ततः सत्यं वरं लब्ध्वा प्रसन्नवदना सती । मातुर्निवेदयामास तत्सर्वं कांत जल्पितम्

Transliteration

tataḥ satyaṃ varaṃ labdhvā prasannavadanā satī | māturnivedayāmāsa tatsarvaṃ kāṃta jalpitam

Translation

ครั้นแล้วสตรีผู้มีศีลได้บรรลุพรอันสัตย์จริงนั้น ใบหน้าเปล่งปลั่งด้วยความยินดี จึงไปกราบทูลมารดา เล่าถ้อยคำทั้งหมดที่ผู้เป็นที่รักได้กล่าวไว้

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then/thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• satyam: true
• satyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘वरम्’ विशेषण

• varam: boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• labdhvā: having obtained
• labdhvā: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• prasanna-vadanā: with a cheerful face
• prasanna-vadanā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• satī: the virtuous woman
• satī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• mātuḥ: to (her) mother
• mātuḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• nivedayāmāsa: reported/informed
• nivedayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vid (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect) periphrastic/causative-like formation in usage; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; अर्थे ‘निवेदयति’

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• sarvam: all/entire
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तत्’ विशेषण

• kānta: of (her) beloved/husband
• kānta: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘कान्तस्य’ (metrical/orthographic shortening)

• jalpitam: spoken/said
• jalpitam: Karma (Apposition to tat sarvam)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jalp (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘उक्तम्’ अर्थे

Speaker

Narrator (within the ongoing Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The lady, serene and smiling, approaches her mother in a hermitage-home setting, hands folded or gesturing respectfully, conveying Ṛcīka’s words; the atmosphere is calm, auspicious, and domestic.

Characters & Entities

• mother
• boon
• satya-vākya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truthful blessings are treated as sacred realities; gratitude and proper communication within family uphold dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya framework in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself is narrative rather than topographical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the reception and sharing of a boon.