Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

सूते सुतान्बहून्नारी पृथुकुक्षिः सुखास्पदम् । क्षितीशं जनयेत्पुत्रं मंडूकाभेन कुक्षिणा

Transliteration

sūte sutānbahūnnārī pṛthukukṣiḥ sukhāspadam | kṣitīśaṃ janayetputraṃ maṃḍūkābhena kukṣiṇā

Translation

女子腹部宽广——为安乐之所——被说能生多子；若其腹形如蛙，则被说将诞下男儿，终成大地之王。

Word by Word

• सूते: gives birth
• सूते: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (she gives birth)

• सुतान्: sons, children
• सुतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc accusative plural)

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (masc acc pl; adjective)

• नारी: woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem nominative singular)

• पृथुकुक्षिः: having a broad belly
• पृथुकुक्षिः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथु + कुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (fem nom sg; broad-bellied)

• सुखास्पदम्: a source/abode of happiness
• सुखास्पदम्: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + आस्पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषण (neuter nom/acc sg; a seat/abode of happiness)

• क्षितीशम्: a king, lord of the earth
• क्षितीशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षितीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc accusative singular)

• जनयेत्: may beget, may produce
• जनयेत्: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (may produce)

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc accusative singular)

• मंडूकाभेन: with a frog-like (shape)
• मंडूकाभेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मण्डूक + आभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (instr sg; frog-like)

• कुक्षिणा: by/with the belly
• कुक्षिणा: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुक्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc instrumental singular; by/with the belly)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrative-omen scene: a noblewoman is shown with attendants while a sage interprets signs of fertility and future royal progeny; Kāśī’s temple skyline and Gaṅgā indicate the sacred setting.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fertility and worldly success are depicted as outcomes associated with auspicious features, reflecting the Purāṇic view that prosperity is supported by order and благоприятность aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage is embedded in the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered narration, though this verse itself is not a tīrtha-māhātmya statement.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.