Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

ये कुर्वंति नरा यात्रां शुचिश्रद्धासमन्विताः । कलौ युगे कृतार्थास्ते ये त्वन्ये ते निरर्थकाः

Transliteration

ye kurvaṃti narā yātrāṃ śuciśraddhāsamanvitāḥ | kalau yuge kṛtārthāste ye tvanye te nirarthakāḥ

Translation

Quienes emprenden la peregrinación con pureza y śraddhā (fe) quedan colmados en la era de Kali; mas los que obran de otro modo permanecen sin verdadero propósito.

Word by Word

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• कुर्वन्ति: do/perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ये इति सर्वनामस्य विशेष्य (apposition)

• यात्राम्: pilgrimage
• यात्राम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शुचिश्रद्धासमन्विताः: endowed with purity and faith
• शुचिश्रद्धासमन्विताः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि-श्रद्धा-समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; शुचि + श्रद्धा + समन्वित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying नराः)

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• युगे: in the age
• युगे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कृतार्थाः: fulfilled/successful
• कृतार्थाः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतार्थ (प्रातिपदिक; कृत + अर्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ते)

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

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध (particle ‘but/however’)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• निरर्थकाः: fruitless/without purpose
• निरर्थकाः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरर्थक (प्रातिपदिक; निर् + अर्थक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ते)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from continuity of exhortation in Adhyāya 28)

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga
• Śraddhā
• Yātrā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is not merely travel; when done with purity and faith, it becomes the hallmark of a meaningful life in Kali-yuga.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding Prabhāsakṣetra context indicates the Prabhāsa tīrthas and Someśvara as the intended sacred destination.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertake yātrā with śuci (inner/outer cleanliness) and śraddhā (devotional trust).