Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 152

Devanagari script

अकुत्सिताः सदा पुत्रि तव वासेन शोभने । भविष्यति न संदेहः सर्वेभ्यः प्रीतिदायकाः

Transliteration

akutsitāḥ sadā putri tava vāsena śobhane | bhaviṣyati na saṃdehaḥ sarvebhyaḥ prītidāyakāḥ

Translation

„O Tochter, niemals werden sie verachtet werden; durch dein Wohnen unter ihnen, o Schöne, werden sie ohne Zweifel allen lieb und wohlgefällig werden.“

Word by Word

• अकुत्सिताः: not contemptible, respectable
• अकुत्सिताः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकुत्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (सर्वेभ्यः/जनाः implied)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time locus/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• पुत्रि: O daughter
• पुत्रि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वासेन: by (your) dwelling/residence
• वासेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• शोभने: O lovely one
• शोभने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पुत्रि)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वेभ्यः: to all
• सर्वेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), बहुवचन

• प्रीतिदायकाः: givers of joy
• प्रीतिदायकाः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीति + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (प्रीतेः दायकाः = giving pleasure)

Speaker

Gāyatrī (addressing Lakṣmī as ‘daughter’ in the boon context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A comforting assurance addressed to ‘daughter’: Lakṣmī’s residence among a group makes them radiant and universally beloved; the scene shows Lakṣmī’s gentle presence spreading light over ordinary people whose faces shift from anxiety to dignity and joy.

Characters & Entities

• Gāyatrī
• Lakṣmī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious presence (divine residence) brings honor, goodwill, and harmony in society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement is preserved within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, reinforcing Prabhāsa as a field of blessings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a boon describing the fruits of auspicious association/residence.