Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

स तस्याश्च वचः श्रुत्वा चकाराथ चरुद्वयम् । पुत्रेष्टिं विधिवत्कृत्वा नमस्कृत्य स्वयंभुवम्

Transliteration

sa tasyāśca vacaḥ śrutvā cakārātha carudvayam | putreṣṭiṃ vidhivatkṛtvā namaskṛtya svayaṃbhuvam

Translation

اس کی بات سن کر اس نے دو چَرو (مقدس نذر) تیار کیے۔ پُترِشٹی یَجْن کو شاستری طریقے سے ادا کر کے اس نے سویمبھُو پرمیشور کو نمسکار کیا۔

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय

• वचः: words
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन (वचः = वचनम्)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त, ‘having heard’

• चकार: did/made
• चकार: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थ/sequence particle)

• चरु-द्वयम्: two oblations (caru)
• चरु-द्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरु (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वौ चरू)

• पुत्र-इष्टिम्: the son-obtaining sacrifice
• पुत्र-इष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + इष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रार्था इष्टिः)

• विधिवत्: properly, as prescribed
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), ‘according to rule’

• कृत्वा: having performed
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त, ‘having done’

• नमस्कृत्य: having bowed to
• नमस्कृत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive), ‘having saluted’

• स्वयंभुवम्: Svayambhū (Brahmā)
• स्वयंभुवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वयंभू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेष-नाम (Brahmā)

Speaker

Sūta narrating (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Ṛcīka in a fire-altar pavilion prepares two caru portions; flames rise; he performs putreṣṭi with ladle and kusa; then bows to Svayaṃbhū as a radiant, formless presence or subtle icon.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛcīka
• Putreṣṭi
• Caru
• Svayaṃbhū (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Desired outcomes should be pursued through vidhi (right procedure), reverence, and alignment with sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is embedded in a Tīrthamāhātmya chapter of Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the tīrtha focus is broader than this single ritual line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Putreṣṭi performed according to proper injunctions, including preparation of consecrated caru offerings and salutations to Svayaṃbhū.