Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

अशून्यं शयनं येन स्वकलत्रेण जायते । तथा न गृहसंत्यागः स्वकीयस्य प्रजायते

Transliteration

aśūnyaṃ śayanaṃ yena svakalatreṇa jāyate | tathā na gṛhasaṃtyāgaḥ svakīyasya prajāyate

Translation

Par cette observance, la couche n’est pas laissée vide de l’épouse légitime ; et de même, sa propre demeure n’en vient pas à être délaissée.

Word by Word

• अशून्यम्: not empty
• अशून्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of शयनम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (उपसर्ग/निषेध) + शून्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचनम्; नञ्-समाससदृशः (privative)

• शयनम्: bed; sleeping-place
• शयनम्: Karma (Object/goal of making)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचनम्

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धे/करणे (by which)

• स्वकलत्रेण: with one’s own wife
• स्वकलत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः: 'स्वं कलत्रम्'

• जायते: is produced; happens
• जायते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतार्थक-अव्ययम् (thus/likewise)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

• गृहसंत्यागः: abandonment of the house
• गृहसंत्यागः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + संत्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'गृहस्य संत्यागः'

• स्वकीयस्य: of one’s own
• स्वकीयस्य: Sambandha (Possessor; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• प्रजायते: arises; comes about
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Indra (Vāsava), continuing the request for a remedy that preserves household stability (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder couple stands respectfully near the guru; the request is for a vow that keeps the home intact—no forced separation—while ensuring safety; domestic symbols (lamp, threshold) appear.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Vāsava)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma values stability of gṛhastha life; spiritual practice is sought to protect marriage and home from disruption.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it defines the desired fruit of the forthcoming vrata.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It alludes to an observance that ensures “aśūnya-śayana” (non-empty bed) and prevents “gṛha-saṃtyāga” (loss/abandonment of home).