Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

पुत्रिणस्ते नरा लोके धनिनः ख्यातपौरुषाः । येषां वंशोद्भवाः पुत्राः कुर्वंति हरिजागरम्

Transliteration

putriṇaste narā loke dhaninaḥ khyātapauruṣāḥ | yeṣāṃ vaṃśodbhavāḥ putrāḥ kurvaṃti harijāgaram

Translation

In dieser Welt sind wahrhaft wohlhabend, berühmt und mit Söhnen gesegnet jene Männer, deren Söhne, aus ihrer Linie geboren, die Nachtwache für Hari vollziehen.

Word by Word

• पुत्रिणः: having sons
• पुत्रिणः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ते: those
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्तृ

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; apposition to ‘ते’

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• धनिनः: wealthy
• धनिनः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• ख्यात-पौरुषाः: renowned for valor
• ख्यात-पौरुषाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ख्यात (कृदन्त; √ख्या प्रकाशने, क्त) + पौरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘ख्यातं पौरुषं येषाम्’ (अर्थतः बहुव्रीह्यर्थ-विशेषण); विशेषण

• येषाम्: of whom
• येषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• वंश-उद्भवाः: born in the lineage
• वंश-उद्भवाः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वंश (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘वंशात् उद्भवः’ (lineage-born); विशेषण

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्तृ

• कुर्वन्ति: do, perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (करणे)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• हरि-जागरम्: Hari’s vigil
• हरि-जागरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (जागर), द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘हरेः जागरम्’; कर्म

Speaker

Skanda (Kārttikeya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Skanda (Ṣaḍānana)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respected householder family in Dvārakā: sons and grandsons keep a night vigil before Hari, while elders look on with pride; symbols of prosperity (grain, lamps, ornaments) and public honor (garlands, assembly) accompany the devotional act.

Characters & Entities

• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion practiced within a family line becomes a source of worldly stability and spiritual auspiciousness, strengthening both kula and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the implied sacred setting, as this verse belongs to the Dvārakā Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Harijāgaraṇa—observing a devotional night vigil for Hari, here emphasized as a family practice.