Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

तव मात्रा महाभाग रेतसा च परिप्लुतम् । यद्वस्त्रं याज्ञवल्क्यस्य परिधानं कृतं च यत्

Transliteration

tava mātrā mahābhāga retasā ca pariplutam | yadvastraṃ yājñavalkyasya paridhānaṃ kṛtaṃ ca yat

Translation

โอ้ผู้มีบุญยิ่ง ผ้าที่มารดาของท่านหยิบมาเพื่อเป็นเครื่องนุ่งห่มของยาชญวัลกยะนั้น ชุ่มด้วยเรตัส (พืชพันธุ์) ของท่าน

Word by Word

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• मात्रा: by (your) mother
• मात्रा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• महाभाग: O fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); समास: महा + भाग

• रेतसा: with semen
• रेतसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेतस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunctive particle)

• परिप्लुतम्: soaked/overflowed
• परिप्लुतम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि + प्लु (धातु) → परिप्लुत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular), सम्बन्धबोधक-यत् (relative pronoun)

• वस्त्रम्: cloth/garment
• वस्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• याज्ञवल्क्यस्य: of Yājñavalkya
• याज्ञवल्क्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याज्ञवल्क्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• परिधानम्: wearing/garment (as worn)
• परिधानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृतम्: made/done
• कृतम्: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunctive particle)

• यत्: which/that
• यत्: Sambandha (Relative reference)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular), सम्बन्धबोधक-यत् (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A restrained interior scene: a cloth associated with the sage Yājñavalkya is shown as ritually handled; the mood is tense and private, emphasizing secrecy and impending consequence rather than sensuality.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Yājñavalkya
• mother (mātṛ)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas often explain karmic and providential causes behind unusual births to highlight destiny and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the explanatory narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive background.