Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

प्रियवासा महादक्षा गुरुभक्तिरताः सदा । प्रतिष्ठामानव न्तश्च सर्वभूतहिते रताः

Transliteration

priyavāsā mahādakṣā gurubhaktiratāḥ sadā | pratiṣṭhāmānava ntaśca sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ

Translation

Sie wohnen in geliebten Stätten, sind höchst tüchtig und stets der Verehrung und Hingabe an den Guru zugetan. Sie besitzen Ehre und Ansehen und wirken zum Wohl aller Wesen.

Word by Word

• प्रियवासाः: having dear/pleasant dwelling (or: living pleasantly)
• प्रियवासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—कर्मधारय (priyaḥ vāsaḥ yeṣām / priyavāsaḥ)

• महादक्षाः: very capable
• महादक्षाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—कर्मधारय

• गुरुभक्तिरताः: devoted to devotion toward the teacher
• गुरुभक्तिरताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guru + bhakti + rata (प्रातिपदिक); √ram (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (gurau bhaktau ratāḥ)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• प्रतिष्ठामानवन्तः: possessing dignity and honor
• प्रतिष्ठामानवन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratiṣṭhā + mānava + vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (प्रतिष्ठा-मानवः/मानः यस्य सः; -वत् प्रत्ययान्त)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वभूतहिते: in the welfare of all beings
• सर्वभूतहिते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + bhūta + hita (प्रातिपदिक); √dhā (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ hite)

• रताः: engaged, devoted
• रताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rata (प्रातिपदिक); √ram (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrator addressing a king within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respected brāhmaṇa household/āśrama: elders teaching, students serving, community members receiving counsel; gestures of reverence to the guru and acts of charity.

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Sarvabhūtahita

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to the guru and service to the welfare of all beings are praised as marks of a dharmic community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific pilgrimage site is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; it emphasizes guru-bhakti and ethical conduct.