Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

एषा प्रवृत्तिरेतेषां भवत्यै समुदाहृता । अनर्चितशिवा मर्त्याः प्राप्नुवंति दरिद्रताम्

Transliteration

eṣā pravṛttireteṣāṃ bhavatyai samudāhṛtā | anarcitaśivā martyāḥ prāpnuvaṃti daridratām

Translation

So, o Herrin, ist der Verlauf der Ereignisse in ihrem Fall dargelegt worden. Sterbliche, die Śiva nicht verehren, gelangen zur Armut.

Word by Word

• एषा: this
• एषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; निर्देश (demonstrative)

• प्रवृत्तिः: account/occurrence
• प्रवृत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एतेषाम्: of these (people)
• एतेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• भवत्यै: to you (O lady)
• भवत्यै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवती (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/स्त्री)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे/प्रयोजन (dative: for you, lady)

• समुदाहृता: has been narrated
• समुदाहृता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उद् + आ + हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि

• अनर्चित-शिवाः: those who have not worshipped Śiva
• अनर्चित-शिवाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् (निषेध) + अर्चित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √अर्च्) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—ये शिवं न अर्चितवन्तः (those who have not worshipped Śiva)

• मर्त्याः: mortals
• मर्त्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• प्राप्नुवन्ति: attain
• प्राप्नुवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• दरिद्रताम्: poverty
• दरिद्रताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दरिद्रता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

Speaker

Unknown (addressing ‘bhavatyai’—a female listener within the narrative)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A lady (bhavatyai)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-figure addressing a noble lady, gesturing toward a Śiva shrine; behind them, vignettes of the earlier karmic examples fade like illustrative panels; the concluding maxim is visually centered.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva worship is presented as a stabilizing dharma; neglect of it leads to deprivation and hardship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular sacred site is named; the verse praises Śiva-arcana itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-arcana (worship of Śiva) is recommended by implication as the remedy to daridratā (poverty).