Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

या प्रीतिरात्मनः पुत्रे या कलत्रे धनेपि सा । कृता चेच्छिवपूजायां त्रायतीति किमद्भुतम्

Transliteration

yā prītirātmanaḥ putre yā kalatre dhanepi sā | kṛtā cecchivapūjāyāṃ trāyatīti kimadbhutam

Translation

The affection one has for one’s own child, for one’s spouse, and even for wealth—if that same love is placed in Śiva-worship, what wonder is it that it saves (one)?

Word by Word

• या: which
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun: 'which'

• प्रीतिः: affection
• प्रीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'affection/love'

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive: 'of oneself'

• पुत्रे: toward a son
• पुत्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative: 'in/for a son'

• या: which
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'which'

• कलत्रे: toward a wife
• कलत्रे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative: 'in/for a wife'

• धने: toward wealth
• धने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative: 'in/for wealth'

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (particle): 'also/even'

• सा: that (same)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; demonstrative: 'that (same)'

• कृता: directed/made
• कृता: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'done/made' (i.e., directed)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle): 'if'

• शिवपूजायाम्: in the worship of Śiva
• शिवपूजायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष समास (शिवस्य पूजा), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative: 'in Śiva-worship'

• त्रायति: saves
• त्रायति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √त्रा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; 'protects/saves'

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्यसमाप्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative): 'thus'

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; interrogative: 'what'

• अद्भुतम्: wonderful
• अद्भुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अद्भुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicate adjective with 'किम्': 'wonderful'

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder surrounded by symbols of family and wealth turns toward a Śiva shrine; threads of affection depicted as luminous streams shift from child/spouse/coins to the liṅga, forming a protective aura.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Sūta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Redirecting intense worldly attachment into devotion becomes a force of spiritual protection and uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-pūjā infused with strong prīti (loving devotion) is recommended.