Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचर्येण यज्ञेन तथा पुत्रोद्भवेन च । नैव तुष्यन्ति ऋषयो देवाः पितृगणास्तथा

Transliteration

brahmacaryeṇa yajñena tathā putrodbhavena ca | naiva tuṣyanti ṛṣayo devāḥ pitṛgaṇāstathā

Translation

Selbst durch Brahmacarya, durch Opfer und durch die Zeugung eines Sohnes werden die Ṛṣis, die Gottheiten und ebenso die Scharen der Pitṛs nicht in solcher Weise zufrieden (wie durch die Kraft dieses Tīrtha).

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by brahmacarya
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• यज्ञेन: by sacrifice
• यज्ञेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/समुच्चय-अव्यय (thus/and also)

• पुत्रोद्भवेन: by the begetting of a son
• पुत्रोद्भवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; 'पुत्रस्य उद्भवः' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (begetting of a son)

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

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• एव: at all/indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• तुष्यन्ति: are satisfied
• तुष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• पितृगणाः: groups of ancestors
• पितृगणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; 'पितॄणां गणाः' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/समुच्चय-अव्यय

Speaker

Sūta (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ṛṇamokṣa

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A scale-like allegory: on one side brahmacarya, yajña-fire, and a family line; on the other side the shining waters of Ṛṇamokṣa outweigh them, while Ṛṣis/Devas/Pitṛs display serene satisfaction.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Devatās
• Pitṛs
• Brahmacarya
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes the extraordinary potency of sacred places—tīrtha-grace can surpass ordinary means of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement functions within the Ṛṇamocana/Ṛṇamokṣa tīrtha praise in Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse references brahmacarya, yajña, and progeny as classical means; it implies tīrtha-snāna as the superior/decisive act in this context.