Shloka 13

भूमिदान-प्रसङ्गः । काश्यपी-पृथिवी तथा उतथ्य-वरुण-संवादः

Land-gift episode; Pṛthivī Kāśyapī; Utathya–Varuṇa dispute

Devanagari script

ऋषीणां देवतानां च पितृणां चैव नित्यदा । भवत्यभिमत: श्रीमान्‌ धर्मेषु प्रयतः सदा

Transliteration

ṛṣīṇāṁ devatānāṁ ca pitṝṇāṁ caiva nityadā | bhavaty abhimataḥ śrīmān dharmeṣu prayataḥ sadā ||

Translation

Skanda sagt: „Wer stets dem Dharma ergeben ist, wird den Rishis, den Göttern und den Ahnen immerdar lieb und wohlgefällig. Ein solcher Mensch ist mit Wohlstand gesegnet und bleibt standhaft im rechten Handeln.“

Word by Word

• ऋषीणाम्: of sages
• ऋषीणाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• देवतानाम्: of deities
• देवतानाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• पितृणाम्: of ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितृणाम्: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed/just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• नित्यदा: always
• नित्यदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यदा

• भवति: becomes/is
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• अभिमतः: dear/approved (by)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रीमान्: prosperous/fortunate
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मेषु: in dharmas / in righteous duties
• धर्मेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• प्रयतः: striving/intent, disciplined
• प्रयतः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रयत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

स्कन्द उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Skanda
• Ṛṣis
• Devatās
• Pitṛs

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Steady commitment to dharma makes a person worthy of honor from sages, gods, and ancestors, and it brings lasting prosperity and moral steadfastness.

What is happening in the narrative?

Skanda is instructing about the fruits of righteous conduct: the dharma-practitioner gains approval and reverence from higher orders (ṛṣis, devatās, pitṛs) and remains continually inclined toward dharma.