Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

चतुर्वर्णेषु सर्वे ते जायंते कर्मबंधनात् । कर्मबंधं विहायाशु मुक्तिं यांति नराः पुनः

Transliteration

caturvarṇeṣu sarve te jāyaṃte karmabaṃdhanāt | karmabaṃdhaṃ vihāyāśu muktiṃ yāṃti narāḥ punaḥ

Translation

Tous renaissent parmi les quatre varṇa à cause du lien du karma; puis, rejetant promptement cette entrave karmique, ces êtres atteignent de nouveau la délivrance (mokṣa).

Word by Word

• चतुर्वर्णेषु: among the four varṇas
• चतुर्वर्णेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या) + वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्विगु-समास (चत्वारः वर्णाः); पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी; बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• जायन्ते: are born; arise
• जायन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कर्मबन्धनात्: from bondage of karma
• कर्मबन्धनात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मणः बन्धनम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative); एकवचन

• कर्मबन्धम्: the bond of karma
• कर्मबन्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मणः बन्धः); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• विहाय: having given up
• विहाय: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि + हा (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund) ‘having abandoned’

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• यान्ति: go; attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• नराः: men; people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• पुनः: again; thereafter
• पुनः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘again/thereafter’

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims of varied social orders stand at a luminous tīrtha; dark chains labeled ‘karma’ fall away as a radiant path opens toward liberation.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even after heavenly enjoyment and rebirth driven by karma, the tīrtha-born merit ultimately supports release from bondage and attainment of mokṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement concludes the praise of the previously enumerated tīrthas within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the focus is on the metaphysical arc from karma to liberation connected with tīrtha influence.