Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ततस्तु दशमे मासि संप्राप्ते सुषुवे शुभाम् । कन्यां सरोजपत्राक्षीं दिव्यलक्षणलक्षिताम्

Transliteration

tatastu daśame māsi saṃprāpte suṣuve śubhām | kanyāṃ sarojapatrākṣīṃ divyalakṣaṇalakṣitām

Translation

پھر جب دسویں مہینے کا وقت آیا تو اس نے ایک مبارک دختر کو جنم دیا—کنول کی پنکھڑیوں جیسی آنکھوں والی، اور الٰہی نشانوں سے مزین۔

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तर (adverb: then/thereafter)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेष/विरोध (particle)

• दशमे: in the tenth
• दशमे: Adhikaraṇa (Temporal locus)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (मासि)

• मासि: month
• मासि: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) had arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute circumstance)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति; एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute: when it had arrived)

• सुषुवे: she gave birth
• सुषुवे: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शुभाम्: auspicious
• शुभाम्: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (कन्याम्)

• कन्याम्: a girl/daughter
• कन्याम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन

• सरोजपत्राक्षीम्: lotus-petal-eyed
• सरोजपत्राक्षीम्: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सरोज-पत्र-अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक; सरोज + पत्र + अक्षि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषण (कन्याम्)

• दिव्यलक्षणलक्षिताम्: marked by divine signs
• दिव्यलक्षणलक्षिताम्: Karman (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य-लक्षण-लक्षित (प्रातिपदिक; दिव्य + लक्षण + लक्षित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति; एकवचन; विशेषण (कन्याम्)

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rambhā (or the mother figure) in a serene hermitage chamber gives birth; attendants or forest nymphs present; the newborn girl glows softly, lotus-petal eyes emphasized, divine marks subtly indicated.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā (implied mother)
• Daughter (unnamed here)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives portray virtue and spiritual potency as yielding auspicious outcomes, symbolized by a divinely marked birth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode unfolds within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya frame, linking the narrative to the sanctity of that kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is descriptive narration.