Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

सपत्नीकाः सानुचरा यथापूर्वं न्यवात्सिषुः । तपोयज्ञक्रियाद्येषु वर्तंतेऽध्ययनादिषु

Transliteration

sapatnīkāḥ sānucarā yathāpūrvaṃ nyavātsiṣuḥ | tapoyajñakriyādyeṣu vartaṃte'dhyayanādiṣu

Translation

ومع زوجاتهم وأتباعهم أقاموا من جديد كما كانوا من قبل، مواظبين على التَّبَس (الزهد والتقشّف)، وعلى اليَجْنَا (القرابين) وسائر الأعمال التعبدية، ومستمرّين في التعلّم وما يتصل به من رياضات.

Word by Word

• sa-patnīkāḥ: together with their wives
• sa-patnīkāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + patnīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः — ‘पत्नीभिः सह’ (with wives) विशेषण (vāḍavāḥ)

• sa-anucarāḥ: with attendants
• sa-anucarāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + anucara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः — ‘अनुचरैः सह’ (with attendants) विशेषण

• yathā-pūrvam: as before
• yathā-pūrvam: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-अव्यय (adverb) — ‘पूर्ववत्’

• nyavātsiṣuḥ: they dwelt/settled
• nyavātsiṣuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vas (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tapas-yajña-kriyā-ādyeṣu: in austerities, sacrifices, rituals, etc.
• tapas-yajña-kriyā-ādyeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः — ‘तपोयज्ञक्रियादिषु’ (in austerity, sacrifice, rites, etc.)

• vartante: they engage/continue
• vartante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• adhyayana-ādiṣu: in study and related duties
• adhyayana-ādiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyayana (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः — ‘अध्ययनादिषु’ (in study etc.)

Speaker

Narrator (descriptive conclusion of restoration; specific speaker not explicit)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya / Satyamandira

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A settled community scene: families with wives and attendants performing daily rites—fire altars for yajña, sages teaching recitation, people engaged in austerities and study within a peaceful sacred town.

Characters & Entities

• Tapaḥ
• Yajña
• Adhyayana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The goal of protection and pilgrimage-mahātmya is the uninterrupted practice of tapas, yajña, and adhyayana—dharma lived daily.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya/Satyamandira as a functioning dharma-settlement where Vedic life and āśrama practices continue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yes—continuance of tapas (austerity), yajña (sacrifice), and kriyā (rites), along with adhyayana (scriptural study).