Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

कुशलिन्यः प्रजाः कच्चिदवरोधजनोपि वा । किमर्थमिह संप्राप्तो विसृज्य सकलां श्रियम्

Transliteration

kuśalinyaḥ prajāḥ kaccidavarodhajanopi vā | kimarthamiha saṃprāpto visṛjya sakalāṃ śriyam

Translation

„Gedeihen deine Untertanen — und auch die Menschen deiner inneren Gemächer? Zu welchem Zweck bist du hierher gekommen, da du allen königlichen Glanz beiseitegelassen hast?“

Word by Word

• कुशलिन्यः: well, safe, in good condition (fem. pl.)
• कुशलिन्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुशलिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (fem. nom. pl.)

• प्रजाः: subjects, people
• प्रजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• कच्चित्: is it the case that…? / I hope…
• कच्चित्: Sambandha/Prashna (Interrogative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle: 'whether?')

• अवरोधजनः: the people of the inner apartments (harem/retinue)
• अवरोधजनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवरोध + जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अवरोधस्य जनः)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• अर्थम्: purpose, reason
• अर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: 'here')

• संप्राप्तः: (you) have arrived
• संप्राप्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृत् (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे 'arrived' (past participle used predicatively)

• विसृज्य: having given up, abandoning
• विसृज्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having abandoned'

• सकलाम्: entire, whole
• सकलाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• श्रियम्: prosperity, fortune, splendor
• श्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Gautama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king, having set aside royal insignia, stands respectfully before a serene sage in an āśrama; attendants remain at a distance; the sage questions the welfare of the realm and inner quarters.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• King
• Prajā (subjects)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler’s dharma includes the welfare of all dependents; yet spiritual urgency can compel one to abandon splendor to seek truth and remedy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha; the verse continues the interpersonal inquiry within the story.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.