Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

नित्यं संस्मरते यस्तु स दीर्घायुर्नरो भवेत्

Transliteration

nityaṃ saṃsmarate yastu sa dīrghāyurnaro bhavet

Translation

Mais quiconque se souvient chaque jour de ces noms, celui-là devient un homme à la longue vie.

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• संस्मरते: remembers
• संस्मरते: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: संस्मृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/सम्बन्धसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle; emphasis/contrast)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; अन्वय (correlative pronoun)

• दीर्घायुः: long-lived
• दीर्घायुः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (दीर्घं आयुः यस्य)

• नरः: man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated at dawn, counting a mālā, softly reciting Brahmā’s epithets; subtle aura of protection and extended life symbolized by a long lamp-flame or a flourishing aśvattha sprout.

Characters & Entities

• Smaraṇa (remembrance)
• Brahmā (implied)
• Punya (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular sacred remembrance (nāma-smaraṇa) is presented as a dharmic practice that yields tangible merit and well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Prabhāsa kṣetra’s glorification, though the stated benefit is tied to remembrance rather than a specific rite at the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily remembrance (smaraṇa) of the stated divine names.