Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

रत्नत्रितयमेतद्धि तस्माद्गृह्णातु पद्मजः । येन सिद्धिर्भवेदस्मिन्मन्थने कस्य चाऽर्पणात्

Transliteration

ratnatritayametaddhi tasmādgṛhṇātu padmajaḥ | yena siddhirbhavedasminmanthane kasya cā'rpaṇāt

Translation

“Quả thật đây là bộ ba châu báu; vì thế xin Đấng Sinh từ Hoa Sen (Brahmā) nhận lấy—nhờ sự tiếp nhận và hiến dâng của Ngài mà sự thành tựu được bảo đảm trong cuộc khuấy đảo này, cho người nào đáng thọ nhận.”

Word by Word

• ratna-tritayam: the set of three jewels
• ratna-tritayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक) + tritaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘रत्नानां त्रितयम्’ (a triad of jewels)

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — विशेषणम् (ratna-tritayam इति)

• dhi: indeed
• dhi: Hetu (Reason marker/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — कारण/निश्चयार्थक ‘indeed/for’

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Therefore/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् — पञ्चमी (5th) एकवचन-रूपेण प्रयुक्तम्, अव्ययीभावेन ‘therefore/from that’

• gṛhṇātu: let (him) take
• gṛhṇātu: Kriyā (Injunction/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (ग्रह् धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘let (him) take’

• padmajaḥ: Padmaja (Brahmā)
• padmajaḥ: Karta (Agent of taking/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक) + ja (जन् धातोः ‘ज’ प्रत्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — ‘पद्मात् जातः’ (born from the lotus = Brahmā)

• yena: by which
• yena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन — करणवाचक सम्बन्ध (by which/whereby)

• siddhiḥ: success; accomplishment
• siddhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन — कर्तृपदम्

• bhavet: may occur
• bhavet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘would be/may occur’

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — अधिकरणम्

• manthane: in the churning
• manthane: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manthana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — अधिकरणम्

• kasya: of whom
• kasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (किम् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — प्रश्नार्थक (of whom)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)

• arpaṇāt: from (its) offering
• arpaṇāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक; √arp/arpay- ‘to offer’ से भाव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन — अपादान/हेतुवाचक (‘from/by offering’)

Speaker

Bali

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: rājendra (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bali gestures toward three radiant jewel-like objects near the ocean’s edge; Brahmā (Padmajā) is envisioned as the rightful receiver; the assembly’s faces show relief as a ritual solution is proposed.

Characters & Entities

• Ratna-tritaya
• Padmaja (Brahmā)
• Manthāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Siddhi is linked to sanctifying gains through proper dedication—wealth becomes auspicious when first offered according to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies an offering protocol: dedicate the first and श्रेष्ठ (best) gains to Brahmā/elders to ensure success of the rite-like undertaking.