Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

यत्रयत्र च वत्स्यंति मद्वं शप्रभवानराः । तत्रतत्र श्रियो वासो वनेऽपि प्रभविष्यति

Transliteration

yatrayatra ca vatsyaṃti madvaṃ śaprabhavānarāḥ | tatratatra śriyo vāso vane'pi prabhaviṣyati

Translation

Wo immer Menschen aus meinem Geschlecht wohnen, dort und dort wird die Wohnstatt der Śrī—Wohlstand und glückverheißendes Gedeihen—entstehen, selbst im Wald.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb)

• यत्र: wherever
• यत्र: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (yatra-yatra = wherever)

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

• वत्स्यन्ति: will dwell/stay
• वत्स्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मद्वम्: (unclear reading) ‘madvaṃ’
• मद्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण; पाठभेद/अस्पष्ट-रूप (context suggests ‘my/related to me’ or a group-name)

• शप्रभवाः: born of a curse
• शप्रभवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श + प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (शाप-प्रभव = born from a curse)

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative adverb)

• तत्र: in every such place
• तत्र: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (tatra-tatra = in each such place)

• श्रियो: of prosperity/of Śrī
• श्रियो: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Vedic/poetic gen. ‘śriyaḥ/śriyo’)

• वासः: dwelling/abode
• वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• प्रभविष्यति: will arise/flourish
• प्रभविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु) with प्र- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Tīrthamāhātmya (speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blessing spreads across landscapes: wherever the lineage dwells—even in wilderness—Lakṣmī’s presence appears as flourishing groves, full granaries, and auspicious signs.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī (Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspiciousness follows dharma and sacred association; prosperity is portrayed as a spiritual consequence, not merely material chance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is specified; the verse states a general blessing connected to a revered lineage within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a benedictory statement about the manifestation of Śrī (fortune).