Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

प्रियं न भवति स्त्रीणां कन्याजननसेव च । तथापि जनितव्या च कन्यैका च वरानने

Transliteration

priyaṃ na bhavati strīṇāṃ kanyājananaseva ca | tathāpi janitavyā ca kanyaikā ca varānane

Translation

عورتوں کے لیے اکثر بیٹی کو جنم دینا اور اس کی پرورش خوشگوار نہیں سمجھا جاتا۔ پھر بھی، اے خوب رُو! ایک بیٹی کا جنم ضرور ہونا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• प्रियम्: pleasant/dear
• प्रियम्: Kriya-puraka (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — Nominative singular (predicate nominal)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)

• भवति: is/becomes
• भवति: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — becomes/is

• स्त्रीणाम्: of women/to women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/experiencer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन — Genitive plural

• कन्याजननसेव: the practice/act of begetting a daughter
• कन्याजननसेव: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या + जनन + सेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहु-तत्पुरुषः: कन्याजनन = षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘कन्यायाः जननम्’; कन्याजननसेव = तत्पुरुष ‘...स्य सेवः/सेवा’; पुल्लिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular (subject)

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

• तथापि: nevertheless
• तथापि: Sambandha (Concession)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-योगः; विरोध/अपवाद-बोधकः (concessive adverb: nevertheless)

• जनितव्या: must be begotten
• जनितव्या: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य (तव्यत्); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — must be begotten

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

• कन्या: a daughter
• कन्या: Karma (Object in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• एका: one
• एका: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular (agreeing with कन्या)

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

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारयः ‘वरम् आननं यस्याः’ (as address); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative singular

Speaker

Himālaya (addressing Menā), narrated by Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kathā setting (Himālaya household)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within Kedārakhaṇḍa frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tender domestic moment: Menā’s face shows hesitation; Himālaya gently but firmly reiterates the necessity of a daughter; the mood balances compassion with resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Himālaya
• Menā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma may require embracing responsibilities that feel difficult; higher purpose can sanctify personal sacrifice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse remains within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative atmosphere of the Himālaya sacred domain.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a moral and narrative statement about accepting a divinely purposed birth.