Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 179

Devanagari script

तेषां कुले कदा चित्तु अरिष्टं नैव जायते । अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रान्धनहीनस्तु संपदः । आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्यं श्रीमातुश्च प्रसादतः

Transliteration

teṣāṃ kule kadā cittu ariṣṭaṃ naiva jāyate | aputro labhate putrāndhanahīnastu saṃpadaḥ | āyurārogyamaiśvaryaṃ śrīmātuśca prasādataḥ

Translation

Dans leur lignée, jamais le malheur ne naît en aucun temps. Le sans-enfant obtient des fils, et le démuni obtient la prospérité. Longévité, santé et fortune souveraine viennent par la grâce de la Mère auspicieuse, Śrī.

Word by Word

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• kule: in the family
• kule: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• kadā: ever/when
• kadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रश्नार्थक कालवाचक (interrogative adverb of time)

• cit: at all/ever
• cit: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनिश्चितार्थक निपात (indefinite particle)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha/Discourse (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात (but/indeed)

• ariṣṭam: misfortune/evil
• ariṣṭam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ariṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• eva: at all/indeed
• eva: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (emphatic/only)

• jāyate: is born/arises
• jāyate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• aputraḥ: a sonless man
• aputraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a- (नञ्) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; नञ्-समासप्राय (अपुत्रः = पुत्ररहितः)

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• putrān: sons
• putrān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• dhana-hīnaḥ: one devoid of wealth
• dhana-hīnaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धनेन हीनः)

• tu: and/but
• tu: Sambandha/Discourse (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक निपात

• saṃpadaḥ: prosperities/wealths
• saṃpadaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃpad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन (कर्मरूपेण)

• āyuḥ: life-span
• āyuḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन (समाहारद्वन्द्वे अङ्ग)

• ārogyaम्: health
• ārogyaम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन (समाहारद्वन्द्वे अङ्ग)

• aiśvaryam: lordship/prosperity
• aiśvaryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन (समाहारद्वन्द्वे अङ्ग)

• śrī-mātuḥ: of Śrī-mātā (Mother Lakṣmī)
• śrī-mātuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक) + mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्रियाः माता)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Coordination (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• prasādataḥ: from (her) grace; due to favor
• prasādataḥ: Apādāna/Hetu (Ablative-cause/अपादान-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे अपादान (ablative of cause)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śrī (Lakṣmī/auspicious Mother) bestows blessings: a family lineage scene with a couple receiving a child, grains/coins symbolizing prosperity, and a protective aura warding off misfortune; the tone is celebratory yet sacred.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī (Śrīmātā/Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic observance yields protective grace—removing adversity and granting well-being, prosperity, and continuity of family life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader praise belongs to Dharmāraṇya’s sacred setting, while this verse functions mainly as a benefits (phala) proclamation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is specified here; it summarizes the fruits—protection from calamity, progeny, wealth, longevity, and health—by Śrī’s grace.