Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

श्रदालुरनसूयुश्च नरो जीवेत्समाः शतम् । श्रुतिस्मृतिभ्यामुदितं स्वेषुस्वेषु च कर्मसु

Transliteration

śradāluranasūyuśca naro jīvetsamāḥ śatam | śrutismṛtibhyāmuditaṃ sveṣusveṣu ca karmasu

Translation

Ein Mensch, der voll Glauben ist und ohne Tadelnsucht, mag hundert Jahre leben, indem er in jedem seiner Pflichten die von Śruti und Smṛti verkündeten Handlungen vollzieht.

Word by Word

• श्रदालुः: faithful
• श्रदालुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा + आलु (प्रातिपदिक; तद्धित ‘आलु’ = possessing)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘श्रद्धावान्’

• अनसूयुः: non-envious
• अनसूयुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् + असूयु (प्रातिपदिक; असूया-रहित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘अनसूयक’ = non-envious

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जीवेत्: may live
• जीवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जीव् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• समाः: years
• समाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘वर्षाः’ (years)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma-quantifier (कर्म-परिमाण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• श्रुतिस्मृतिभ्याम्: by śruti and smṛti
• श्रुतिस्मृतिभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति + स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व—‘श्रुत्या स्मृत्या च’

• उदितम्: declared
• उदितम्: Predicate/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + √इ (धातु) + क्त (उदित)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘प्रोक्तम्/उक्तम्’

• स्वेषु: in their own
• स्वेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; ‘अपने-अपने’

• स्वेषु: in each respective
• स्वेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति—‘स्वेषु स्वेषु’

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• कर्मसु: in (their) actions/duties
• कर्मसु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder or āśrama-dweller performing daily rites with calm faith—sandhyā at sunrise—while refraining from gossip and fault-finding; Śruti and Smṛti are symbolized as two luminous manuscripts guiding action.

Characters & Entities

• Śruti
• Smṛti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith and a non-judgmental heart, aligned with Śruti–Smṛti duties, sustain a blessed and steady life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse emphasizes scriptural duty (svakarma) as dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the duties taught by Śruti and Smṛti within one’s own station and responsibilities.