Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

एतदर्थं च हैडंबे पुत्रानिच्छंति साधवः । इहामुत्र तारयंते तादृशाश्चापि पुत्रकाः

Transliteration

etadarthaṃ ca haiḍaṃbe putrānicchaṃti sādhavaḥ | ihāmutra tārayaṃte tādṛśāścāpi putrakāḥ

Translation

Dahil dito, O Haiḍamba, ninanais ng mga banal ang mga anak na lalaki: ang gayong mga anak ay nagiging tagapagligtas, nagdadala ng pagkaligtas kapwa sa mundong ito at sa kabilang daigdig.

Word by Word

• etat-artham: for this purpose
• etat-artham: Hetu (Purpose/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचनम् (Acc. sg.); तत्पुरुषः (etasya arthaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (and)

• haiḍambe: O Haiḍamba (Gaṇeśa)
• haiḍambe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: haiḍamba (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी एकवचनम् (Loc. sg.); सम्बोधनार्थे/प्रसङ्गे (O Haiḍamba/Gaṇeśa)

• putrān: sons
• putrān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया बहुवचनम् (Acc. pl.)

• icchanti: desire
• icchanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• sādhavaḥ: the virtuous people
• sādhavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nom. pl.)

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (here)

• amutra: there (in the next world)
• amutra: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: amutra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (there/in the other world)

• tārayante: they save/they deliver
• tārayante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tṛ (धातु; causative √tṝ)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; णिच्-प्रयोगः (causative: 'cause to cross/save')

• tādṛśāḥ: such (of that kind)
• tādṛśāḥ: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nom. pl.); विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (and)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (also)

• putrakāḥ: sons (dear sons)
• putrakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा बहुवचनम् (Nom. pl.)

Speaker

Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira), addressing Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Haiḍamba (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage-like king addresses Haiḍamba; behind them, a symbolic vision shows a son leading ancestors across a river/bridge toward light, representing deliverance in both worlds.

Characters & Entities

• Haiḍamba
• Dharmarāja
• Keśava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A righteous, dharma-rooted child is praised as a support who helps the family progress spiritually in both worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes household dharma and the spiritual role of virtuous offspring.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the focus is on the fruits of dharmic progeny.