Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

इह लोके परत्रासावत्यंतं सुखमेधते । क्षमायुक्ता हि पुरुषा लभंते श्रेय उत्तमम्

Transliteration

iha loke paratrāsāvatyaṃtaṃ sukhamedhate | kṣamāyuktā hi puruṣā labhaṃte śreya uttamam

Translation

«En ce monde et dans l’au-delà, une joie abondante s’épanouit. Car les hommes unis au pardon obtiennent le bien suprême.»

Word by Word

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

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

• परत्र: in the hereafter
• परत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थान/कालवाचक (there/afterlife)

• असौ: that person/he
• असौ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अत्यन्तम्: exceedingly
• अत्यन्तम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्यन्त (अव्ययीभाव-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: exceedingly)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एधते: thrives/increases
• एधते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: एध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम

• क्षमायुक्ताः: endowed with forgiveness
• क्षमायुक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षमा + युक्त (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (क्षमया युक्ताः = ‘endowed with forgiveness’)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (for/indeed)

• पुरुषाः: men/persons
• पुरुषाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• लभन्ते: obtain
• लभन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम

• श्रेयः: the good/the highest welfare
• श्रेयः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• उत्तमम्: supreme
• उत्तमम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; श्रेयः इति विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śamīka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Didactic tableau: Śamīka’s words appear almost as a blessing; behind them, symbolic two paths—one thorny (anger) and one lotus-lined (forgiveness) leading to light.

Characters & Entities

• Śamīka
• Śṛṅgī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Forgiveness is presented as a direct path to both worldly well-being and supreme spiritual welfare (śreyas).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific holy site is mentioned in this verse; it is a universal dharma maxim within Setukhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a ritual; it prescribes a virtue-practice: cultivate kṣamā as a sustained discipline.