Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

सह भर्त्रा चिरं कालं विहृत्य सुतमुत्तमम् । लभस्वेति मया प्रोक्तं सत्यं कुरु नमोऽस्तु ते

Transliteration

saha bhartrā ciraṃ kālaṃ vihṛtya sutamuttamam | labhasveti mayā proktaṃ satyaṃ kuru namo'stu te

Translation

“اپنے پتی کے ساتھ طویل عرصہ خوشی سے رہ کر تم ایک بہترین بیٹا پاؤ”—میں نے یوں کہا تھا۔ اے دیوی! میرے کلام کو سچ کر دے؛ تجھے نمسکار ہے۔

Word by Word

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (Accompaniment)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/सहार्थक (with)

• भर्त्रा: with (her) husband
• भर्त्रा: Sahārtha (Companion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• कालम्: time (duration)
• कालम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Duration as accusative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• विहृत्य: having enjoyed/sported
• विहृत्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-हृ (धातु) → विहृत्य (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त, क्त्वा (gerund/absolutive): ‘having sported/roamed’

• सुतम्: a son
• सुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्तमम्: excellent
• उत्तमम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• लभस्व: obtain (you)
• लभस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रोक्तम्: spoken
• प्रोक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); क्त (said/spoken)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुरु: do/make
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Sambandha (Salutation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: नमस्कारार्थक-अव्यय (salutation particle), प्रायः चतुर्थ्यर्थे (to)

• अस्तु: let there be
• अस्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Muni (sage)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage, hands folded, invokes the Goddess to make his blessing true: long marital happiness and an excellent son; the air feels charged with divine listening.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śāradā
• Bhartṛ (husband)
• Suta (son)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A devotee’s truthful speech and compassionate blessing are placed under Devī’s protection, showing that divine grace safeguards dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse emphasizes boon-bestowal aligned with gṛhastha-dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a prayerful petition and obeisance (namaḥ) seeking Devī’s sanction.