Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रान्धनार्थी धनमाप्नुयात् । निष्कामस्तु पुनर्मोक्षं नरो याति न संशयः

Transliteration

aputro labhate putrāndhanārthī dhanamāpnuyāt | niṣkāmastu punarmokṣaṃ naro yāti na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Người hiếm muộn sẽ được con trai; kẻ cầu tài sẽ được của cải. Còn người vô dục thì đạt giải thoát (mokṣa) — điều ấy không nghi ngờ.

Word by Word

• aputraḥ: a man without a son
• aputraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थक-उपसर्गयुक्त (a- = अभाव)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• putrān: sons
• putrān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• dhanārthī: one seeking wealth
• dhanārthī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana + arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धनस्य अर्थी = धनार्थी)

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• āpnuyāt: would obtain / may obtain
• āpnuyāt: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• niṣkāmaḥ: one without desires
• niṣkāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niṣ-kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपसर्ग-निष् + काम (इच्छारहित)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• punaḥ: again / further
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• mokṣam: liberation
• mokṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• yāti: goes / attains
• yāti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• na: not / no
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija-sattamāḥ (assembled sages/brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim couple praying for a child, a merchant offering wealth, and a serene ascetic with folded hands—each before the presiding deity of the kṣetra; the deity’s grace radiates differently to each according to intent, culminating in a luminous path of liberation for the desireless.

Characters & Entities

• mokṣa
• putra (offspring)
• dhana (wealth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra grants worldly aims to those who seek them, yet it ultimately rewards desireless devotion with mokṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Śaiva kṣetra being praised in this Tīrthamāhātmya passage, renowned for granting both bhukti (worldly enjoyments) and mukti (liberation).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single rite is specified in this verse; it states the results (phala) of devoted observance in the kṣetra, especially with niṣkāma intent.