Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

तथापि साधुसंगो हि धर्मायैव प्रजायते । इह लोके परत्रापि क्षेमाय च सुखाय च

Transliteration

tathāpi sādhusaṃgo hi dharmāyaiva prajāyate | iha loke paratrāpi kṣemāya ca sukhāya ca

Translation

«Pourtant, la fréquentation des justes ne naît que pour le dharma ; elle apporte sécurité, bien et bonheur, ici-bas comme dans l’au-delà».

Word by Word

• तथापि: nevertheless
• तथापि: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय) + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय-समुच्चय (concessive: 'even so/however')

• साधुसङ्गः: company of the good
• साधुसङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधु (प्रातिपदिक) + सङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (साधूनां सङ्गः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• धर्माय: for righteousness
• धर्माय: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• एव: only, indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• प्रजायते: arises, is produced
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

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

• परत्र: in the other world, hereafter
• परत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (there/afterlife)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ-निपात (also)

• क्षेमाय: for welfare, security
• क्षेमाय: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• सुखाय: for happiness
• सुखाय: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

Speaker

Yama (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmin interlocutor (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene gathering of sādhus in a forest hermitage; Yama’s statement is visualized as luminous aura around the virtuous, with seekers receiving guidance.

Characters & Entities

• Sādhu-saṅga
• Dharma
• Paratra (hereafter)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Keeping the company of the righteous naturally strengthens dharma and produces well-being in both worldly life and the afterlife.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the verse states a universal principle that supports the value of pilgrimage and holy company.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the implied discipline is seeking and maintaining association with sādhus.