Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

दातारो नोऽभिवर्धंतां वेदाः सन्ततिरेव नः । श्रद्धा च नो मा व्यगमद्बहुधेयं च नोऽस्त्विति

Transliteration

dātāro no'bhivardhaṃtāṃ vedāḥ santatireva naḥ | śraddhā ca no mā vyagamadbahudheyaṃ ca no'stviti

Translation

“ขอให้ผู้ให้ทานในหมู่เราจงเพิ่มพูน ขอให้พระเวทและวิชชาแห่งพระเวทดำรงอยู่กับเรา ขอให้วงศ์สกุลของเราสืบต่อไป ขอให้ศรัทธาอย่าได้เสื่อมจากเรา และขอให้เรามีความอุดมสมบูรณ์เพื่อแบ่งปัน”

Word by Word

• दातारः: givers, donors
• दातारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• अभिवर्धन्ताम्: may (they) increase, prosper
• अभिवर्धन्ताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि+वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• वेदाः: the Vedas
• वेदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सन्ततिः: progeny, lineage
• सन्ततिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्तति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रद्धा: faith
• श्रद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• मा: not, may not
• मा: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (prohibitive particle)

• व्यगमत्: departed, went away
• व्यगमत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि+गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (Aorist/परोक्षभूत), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• बहुधेयम्: abundance, plenty
• बहुधेयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहुधेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• नः: of us / our
• नः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अस्तु: may it be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: pārthivo-ttama (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prayer scene expands into symbols: a small group of students reciting Veda, a donor offering gifts, a household with children—visual allegories of the blessings requested.

Characters & Entities

• Vedas
• Śraddhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True prosperity is defined as generosity, Vedic continuity, faithful practice, and flourishing family—fruits aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a general śrāddha benediction within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation of post-śrāddha āśīḥ (blessings) seeking growth of donors, Vedic learning, progeny, unwavering faith, and abundance.