Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

श्वश्रूणां च वधूनां च तथा जनकपुत्रयोः । बांधवानां विशेषेण तथा च स्वामिभृत्ययोः

Transliteration

śvaśrūṇāṃ ca vadhūnāṃ ca tathā janakaputrayoḥ | bāṃdhavānāṃ viśeṣeṇa tathā ca svāmibhṛtyayoḥ

Translation

Zwischen Schwiegermüttern und Schwiegertöchtern, zwischen Vätern und Söhnen, besonders unter Verwandten—und ebenso zwischen Herren und Dienern—zeigt sich Zwietracht.

Word by Word

• śvaśrūṇām: of mothers-in-law
• śvaśrūṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śvaśrū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vadhūnām: of daughters-in-law / brides
• vadhūnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise/so')

• janaka-putrayoḥ: of the two sons of Janaka
• janaka-putrayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'जनकस्य पुत्रौ'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• bāndhavānām: of relatives/kinsmen
• bāndhavānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Hetu/Prakāra (Adverbial instrument/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक 'विशेष' से तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental/3rd singular) रूप; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (used adverbially: 'especially')

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• svāmi-bhṛtyayoḥ: of master and servant
• svāmi-bhṛtyayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक) + bhṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara-dvandva: 'स्वामी च भृत्यः'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

Speaker

Nārada (addressing Pitāmaha/Brahmā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the sages (frame, typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A domestic courtyard split by quarrel: mother-in-law and daughter-in-law turned away; father and son in dispute; relatives arguing; master and servant tense—shadow of Kali hovering as a dark presence.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kali-yuga is marked by breakdown of trust in core relationships; dharma begins with restoring harmony in one’s immediate duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No; it is a moral diagnosis preparing for the safeguarding of Puṣkara-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes ethical conduct rather than a specific rite.