Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

परं नैवास्य संतानं तस्यां योनौ भविष्यति । संप्राप्स्यति च भूयोऽपि धर्मराजत्वमुत्तमम्

Transliteration

paraṃ naivāsya saṃtānaṃ tasyāṃ yonau bhaviṣyati | saṃprāpsyati ca bhūyo'pi dharmarājatvamuttamam

Translation

لیکن اس جنم میں اس یونی میں اس کی کوئی اولاد نہ ہوگی، اور اس کے بعد وہ پھر اعلیٰ مرتبۂ دھرم راج حاصل کر لے گا۔

Word by Word

• param: but; however
• param: Avyaya (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (discourse particle: but/however)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Avyaya (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• asya: of him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṃtānam: offspring; progeny
• saṃtānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃtāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tasyām: in that
• tasyām: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम-विशेषण

• yonau: in the womb/birth
• yonau: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhaviṣyati: will be; will occur
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• saṃprāpsyati: will attain
• saṃprāpsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhūyaḥ: again; once more
• bhūyaḥ: Avyaya (Modifier/पुनरुक्ति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: again/more)

• api: also; even
• api: Avyaya (Modifier/सम्भावना)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• dharmarājatvam: the status of Dharmarāja
• dharmarājatvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma-rāja (प्रातिपदिक) + -tva (तद्धित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); भाववाचक-तद्धितान्त (state/office)

• uttamam: excellent; supreme
• uttamam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Māṇḍavya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Māṇḍavya announces a mitigating clause: no progeny in that womb, and later return to Dharmarāja status. Devas’ faces soften; Dharmarāja appears relieved yet resigned.

Characters & Entities

• Māṇḍavya
• Dharmarāja (Yama)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes both consequence and correction: a fall may occur by karmic necessity, yet rightful order can be restored after expiation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrtha-māhātmya flow that later highlights the local sacred pond known as Dīrghikā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse outlines the karmic outcome (no progeny) and subsequent reinstatement.