Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

न वैधव्यं न दौर्भाग्यं न वंध्या न मृतप्रजा । विधिर्दृष्टो नरैर्यैस्तु कुले तेषां प्रजायते

Transliteration

na vaidhavyaṃ na daurbhāgyaṃ na vaṃdhyā na mṛtaprajā | vidhirdṛṣṭo narairyaistu kule teṣāṃ prajāyate

Translation

In der Familie jener Männer, die Vidhi (Brahmā) geschaut haben, gibt es weder Witwenschaft noch Unglück, weder Unfruchtbarkeit noch Verlust der Kinder; so zeigt sich in ihrem Geschlecht die heilige Ordnung.

Word by Word

• न: not/no
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• वैधव्यम्: widowhood
• वैधव्यम्: Karta (Impersonal subject/स्थिति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैधव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; निषेध्यपदम्

• न: nor
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध

• दौर्भाग्यम्: misfortune
• दौर्भाग्यम्: Karta (Impersonal subject/स्थिति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौर्भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निषेध्यपदम्

• न: nor
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध

• वंध्या: a barren woman
• वंध्या: Karta (Impersonal subject/स्थिति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; निषेध्यपदम्

• न: nor
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध

• मृतप्रजा: one whose children are dead
• मृतप्रजा: Karta (Impersonal subject/स्थिति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक) + प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष): मृताः प्रजाः यस्याः सा; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; निषेध्यपदम्

• विधिः: the rite/observance
• विधिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन

• दृष्टः: observed/performed
• दृष्टः: Kriyā (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे भावः

• नरैः: by men/people
• नरैः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• यैः: by whom
• यैः: Sambandha (Relative link)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: but/indeed)

• कुले: in the family
• कुले: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive), बहुवचन

• प्रजायते: is born/arises
• प्रजायते: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + प्र- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vidhi-darśana (Brahmā) spot in Dvārakā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims in Dvārakā approach a serene shrine/spot of Vidhi (Brahmā), offering flowers and water; the atmosphere conveys household auspiciousness—women with maṅgala-kalasha, families seeking blessings for progeny.

Characters & Entities

• Vidhi (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred darśana is portrayed as protecting household welfare and ensuring continuity and well-being of lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s pilgrimage circuit, specifically the merit connected with beholding Vidhi (Brahmā).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vidhi-darśana (beholding Brahmā) as an auspicious act within the yātrā.