Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

क्रियते च तदा धर्मो नाकाले मरणं नृणाम् । लांगलेन विना सस्यं भूरिक्षीराश्च धेनवः

Transliteration

kriyate ca tadā dharmo nākāle maraṇaṃ nṛṇām | lāṃgalena vinā sasyaṃ bhūrikṣīrāśca dhenavaḥ

Translation

Alors le Dharma est véritablement pratiqué, et les hommes ne meurent pas avant leur heure. Les moissons croissent même sans charrue, et les vaches donnent un lait surabondant.

Word by Word

• क्रियते: is performed/is done
• क्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (Present indicative, 3rd person singular, ātmanepada)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तदा: then/at that time
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• धर्मः: dharma
• धर्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अकाले: at an untimely time
• अकाले: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ‘अकाले’ = असमये (Masculine, Locative singular; at an improper time)

• मरणम्: death
• मरणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; अस्ति-निषेधवाक्ये (Neuter, Nom/Acc singular; in negation of existence)

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive plural)

• लाङ्गलेन: with a plough
• लाङ्गलेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लाङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन (Neuter, Instrumental singular)

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-अव्यय/उपपद (indeclinable preposition: without)

• सस्यम्: crop, grain
• सस्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative singular)

• भूरिक्षीराः: having abundant milk
• भूरिक्षीराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि + क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (Feminine, Nominative plural; adjective)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धेनवः: cows
• धेनवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative plural)

Speaker

Brahmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛta-yuga agrarian paradise: fields ripen without ploughing; cows with overflowing milk; people serene and long-lived; dharma personified as a steady presence over the land.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Kṛta-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Collective righteousness yields collective well-being—longevity, effortless abundance, and a gentle, harmonious relationship with nature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse describes the dhārmic ecology of Kṛta-yuga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No particular ritual; it states that dharma itself is actively practiced and bears visible fruits.