Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तथा न प्राप्नुयाद्दोषं गृहजातं कथंचन । शिल्पोत्थं कुपदोत्थं च कुवास्तुजमथापि च

Transliteration

tathā na prāpnuyāddoṣaṃ gṛhajātaṃ kathaṃcana | śilpotthaṃ kupadotthaṃ ca kuvāstujamathāpi ca

Translation

Ainsi, on n’encourra aucun défaut provenant de la demeure—qu’il naisse d’un ouvrage mal exécuté, d’un ‘pada’ (agencement) néfaste, ou même d’un vāstu incorrect.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकार/समुच्चय) = likewise/so

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध-निपात) = negation

• प्राप्नुयात्: would incur / obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'would obtain/incur'

• दोषम्: fault / defect
• दोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गृहजातम्: arising from the house
• गृहजातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gṛha + jāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'गृहात् जातम्' = arising from a house; 'जात' (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) adjectival; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (qualifying दोषम्)

• कथंचन: in any way at all
• कथंचन: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/क्रियाविशेषण) = in any way/at all

• शिल्पोत्थम्: arising from workmanship
• शिल्पोत्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śilpa + uttha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'शिल्पात् उत्थम्' = arising from craftsmanship; 'उत्थ' (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) adjectival; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (elliptically qualifying दोषम्)

• कुपदोत्थम्: arising from a faulty layout/measure
• कुपदोत्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ku + pada + uttha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'कुपदात् उत्थम्' = arising from a bad/incorrect pada (site/measure/step); 'उत्थ' adjectival; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) = conjunction 'and'

• कुवास्तुजम्: born of faulty Vāstu
• कुवास्तुजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ku + vāstu + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'कुवास्तोः जम्' = born of bad Vāstu; 'ज' (कृत्/प्रत्ययान्त, 'born from') adjectival; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अथ: and further
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) = then/also/further

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) = also/even

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) = and

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice; implied for this section)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vāstu-pada-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household and its blueprint are shown alongside the sacred vāstu-grid; dark ‘defect’ motifs dissolve as the rite’s sanctity spreads, symbolizing freedom from gṛha-doṣa, śilpa-doṣa, and ku-vāstu.

Characters & Entities

• Vāstu-doṣa
• Gṛha (house)
• Śilpa (craftsmanship)
• Pada (layout)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred order is established, even worldly harms like dwelling-defects are restrained through dharmic alignment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra associated with the Vāstu-pada’s manifestation and protective power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: honoring the Vāstu-pada and its worship in this kṣetra is presented as the means to avert house-related doṣas.