Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

पुत्रपौत्रप्रपौत्रैश्च बान्धवैः सह भार्यया । अद्यप्रभृति वत्स त्वमवध्यः सर्वशत्रुषु

Transliteration

putrapautraprapautraiśca bāndhavaiḥ saha bhāryayā | adyaprabhṛti vatsa tvamavadhyaḥ sarvaśatruṣu

Translation

«Avec tes fils, tes petits-fils, tes arrière-petits-fils, tes proches et ton épouse, ô bien-aimé, dès ce jour tu seras invincible : nul ennemi ne pourra te tuer».

Word by Word

• पुत्रपौत्रप्रपौत्रैः: with sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons
• पुत्रपौत्रप्रपौत्रैः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र + पौत्र + प्रपौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, तृतीया (Instrumental); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (sons, grandsons, great-grandsons)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• बान्धवैः: with kinsmen
• बान्धवैः: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बान्धव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, तृतीया (Instrumental)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Association marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारार्थक-अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश (indeclinable: with)

• भार्यया: with (your) wife
• भार्यया: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, एकवचन, तृतीया (Instrumental)

• अद्यप्रभृति: from today onward
• अद्यप्रभृति: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य + प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययीभाव (from today onwards)

• वत्स: dear child
• वत्स: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, सम्बोधन (Vocative)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• अवध्यः: invulnerable/not to be slain
• अवध्यः: Pratipādya (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा (Nominative); नञ्-समासान्त विशेषण (वध्यः न)

• सर्वशत्रुषु: among all enemies
• सर्वशत्रुषु: Adhikaraṇa (Domain/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, बहुवचन, सप्तमी (Locative); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषां शत्रूणां मध्ये)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva/Maheśvara) (continued speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara grants a protective boon; behind the devotee appear symbolic silhouettes of sons and descendants, wife and kin; a protective aura encircles them, while shadowy enemies recede.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Śiva
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace can protect not only an individual but also their family line, emphasizing responsibility and dharmic living under that protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit in this verse; it belongs to the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred-geography narrative that later anchors boons to named locales.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse records a protective boon (vara) rather than a rite.