Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

एतान्दोषान्गृहे नित्यं वर्जयन्यदि वर्तते । स नरो मण्डनं भूमेर्देशस्य नगरस्य च

Transliteration

etāndoṣāngṛhe nityaṃ varjayanyadi vartate | sa naro maṇḍanaṃ bhūmerdeśasya nagarasya ca

Translation

Si un homme demeure dans sa maison en évitant sans cesse ces fautes, il devient un ornement de la terre—parure de son pays et de sa cité également.

Word by Word

• एतान्: these
• एतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (दोषान्)

• दोषान्: faults, vices
• दोषान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्ययीभूत (adverbial accusative)

• वर्जयन्: avoiding
• वर्जयन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्जय् (धातु; वर्ज् causative)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परस्मैपदी-भावः

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• वर्तते: lives, behaves, remains
• वर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नरः: man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मण्डनम्: ornament, adornment
• मण्डनम्: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मण्डन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate nominative)

• भूमेः: of the earth
• भूमेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• देशस्य: of the region
• देशस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नगरस्य: of the city
• नगरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

Speaker

Narrator of the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpottama (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A virtuous householder depicted as a luminous figure at the center of a city: orderly streets, peaceful markets, content citizens; the earth-goddess (Bhū-devī) subtly shown being ‘adorned’ by his conduct.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ethical self-restraint in household life is praised as true nobility that uplifts society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader discourse belongs to the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, though this verse focuses on conduct rather than naming a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on avoiding faults (doṣa-varjana) as daily discipline.