Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 110

Devanagari script

स्नेहं न पूर्वजातानां तथा कृतवती सती । लालनाद्युपभोगेषु विशेषमनुवासरम्

Transliteration

snehaṃ na pūrvajātānāṃ tathā kṛtavatī satī | lālanādyupabhogeṣu viśeṣamanuvāsaram

Translation

Cette noble dame ne manifesta pas une telle affection envers les enfants nés auparavant. Jour après jour, elle fit des distinctions dans les soins et les douceurs—caresses, choyer et autres agréments.

Word by Word

• sneham: affection
• sneham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• pūrva-jātānām: of the earlier-born (children)
• pūrva-jātānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + √jan (जन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘पूर्वं जाताः’ इति तत्पुरुषः; सम्बन्धे

• tathā: thus / in that way
• tathā: Kriya-visheshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थक

• kṛtavatī: she did / she showed
• kṛtavatī: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ करणे)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्तवतु); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘having done/made’

• satī: the virtuous woman
• satī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satī (प्रातिपदिक; √as)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण/उपपद—‘the virtuous woman’

• lālana-ādi-upabhogeṣu: in (matters of) caressing and other enjoyments/indulgences
• lālana-ādi-upabhogeṣu: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lālana (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + upabhoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन; समासः—‘लालनं च आदिः च’ इत्यर्थे ‘लालनादि’ (ādi as ‘etc.’) ततः ‘लालनादयः उपभोगाः’ इति; अधिकरणे

• viśeṣam: distinction / special preference
• viśeṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• anu-vāsaram: day by day / every day
• anu-vāsaram: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anu (अव्यय) + vāsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमासः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) — ‘प्रत्यहं/दिवसे दिवसे’

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; traditionally Sūta-style narration to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household scene: the noble woman (Chāyā) lavishes affection on her own children while the earlier-born stand aside, neglected; subtle gestures of favoritism—fondling, gifts, better seats and food—create visible emotional imbalance.

Characters & Entities

• Chāyā (implied)
• Earlier-born children (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Partiality and neglect violate dharma and generate karmic consequences, especially within the family where nurture is sacred duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.