Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

यस्य त्वीदृशकः पौत्रो धर्मज्ञो धर्मपालकः । वरार्हस्त्वं प्रशंसार्हो भवान्येषां सतां तथा

Transliteration

yasya tvīdṛśakaḥ pautro dharmajño dharmapālakaḥ | varārhastvaṃ praśaṃsārho bhavānyeṣāṃ satāṃ tathā

Translation

Wessen Enkel so ist — kundig im Dharma und Hüter des Dharma —, der Älteste ist der besten Ehren würdig und des Lobes wert, wie alle Rechtschaffenen.

Word by Word

• yasya: whose
• yasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• īdṛśakaḥ: such, of this kind
• īdṛśakaḥ: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īdṛśaka (ईदृशक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• pautraḥ: grandson
• pautraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pautra (पौत्र-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• dharma-jñaḥ: knower of dharma
• dharma-jñaḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (धर्म) + jña (ज्ञ-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष (उपपद/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• dharma-pālakaḥ: protector of dharma
• dharma-pālakaḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (धर्म) + pālaka (पालक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• vara-arhaḥ: worthy of boons
• vara-arhaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (वर) + arha (अर्ह-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• praśaṃsā-arhaḥ: worthy of praise
• praśaṃsā-arhaḥ: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praśaṃsā (प्रशंसा) + arha (अर्ह-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तत्पुरुष; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhavān: you (honorific)
• bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (भवत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आदरार्थक सर्वनाम

• yeṣām: of whom
• yeṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• satām: of the good (people)
• satām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (सत्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• tathā: thus, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक (thus/so)

Speaker

Bhīmasena

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young dharma-protector (grandson) stands with bow or staff beside an elder; sages and townsfolk offer praise, indicating communal recognition of dharma-pālana.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīmasena
• Dharma
• Pautra (grandson)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A family’s true glory is dharma: when descendants uphold righteousness, elders become worthy of greater honor and praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on dharma and honor within lineage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it teaches the principle of offering honor (vara-arha/praśaṃsā) to the dharmic.