Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

सद्भिः सह सदासीत सद्भिः कुर्वीत सत्कथाम् । सतां व्रतेन वर्तेत नासद्भिः किञ्चिदाचरेत्

Transliteration

sadbhiḥ saha sadāsīta sadbhiḥ kurvīta satkathām | satāṃ vratena varteta nāsadbhiḥ kiñcidācaret

Translation

«ليكن مقامك دائمًا مع الأخيار؛ ومع الأخيار أجرِ حديثًا شريفًا. وعِش على نذر الصالحين وانضباطهم، ولا تفعل شيئًا البتّة في صحبة الأشرار»۔

Word by Word

• sadbhiḥ: with good people
• sadbhiḥ: Sahārtha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; सह-कारक (with the good)

• saha: with
• saha: Sahārtha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक उपपद (with)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (always)

• āsīta: should associate/remain
• āsīta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ās (आस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; ‘you should sit/associate’

• sadbhiḥ: with good people
• sadbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण/सह (with the good)

• kurvīta: should do
• kurvīta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; ‘should do’

• sat-kathām: good talk, holy discourse
• sat-kathām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat + kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘सतां कथा’/‘सद्विषया कथा’ (good discourse)

• satām: of the good (people)
• satām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of the good)

• vratena: by (their) vow/discipline
• vratena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (by the vow/discipline)

• varteta: should behave
• varteta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (वृत् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; ‘should conduct oneself’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (not)

• asadbhiḥ: with the wicked
• asadbhiḥ: Sahārtha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; सह/करण (with bad people)

• kiñcit: anything
• kiñcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म (anything)

• ācaret: should do/practice
• ācaret: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (चर् धातु) + ā (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; ‘should practice/do’

Speaker

Nṛpati (the king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm satsanga circle: sages and pilgrims seated, reciting sat-kathā; the king listens respectfully, while a shadowy group of ‘asat’ figures is shown at a distance, turned away, emphasizing avoidance.

Characters & Entities

• sat (the virtuous)
• asat (the wicked)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Character and destiny are shaped by company: keep sat-saṅga, practice noble speech, and avoid harmful associations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, used as the setting to teach the unique value of sat-saṅga at a sacred place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vrata in the sense of disciplined conduct—living according to the ethical observances of the virtuous.