Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

इद्रियाणां जयः कार्यो मद्यं द्यूतं विवर्जयेत् । विवादं गमनं युद्धं गृही यत्नेन वर्जयेत्

Transliteration

idriyāṇāṃ jayaḥ kāryo madyaṃ dyūtaṃ vivarjayet | vivādaṃ gamanaṃ yuddhaṃ gṛhī yatnena varjayet

Translation

Qu’on s’efforce de vaincre les sens et qu’on renonce aux enivrants et au jeu. Le maître de maison doit, avec vigilance, éviter les querelles, les errances imprudentes et le combat.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रियाणाम्: of the senses
• इन्द्रियाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive: of the senses)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी बहुवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Plural)

• जयः: conquest; control
• जयः: Karta (Subject: victory/conquest)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• कार्यः: should be done
• कार्यः: Predicate (vidheya)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कार्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (यत्); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); विधेय

• मद्यम्: liquor
• मद्यम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• द्यूतम्: gambling
• द्यूतम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्यूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• विवर्जयेत्: should avoid
• विवर्जयेत्: Kriya (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विवर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन (3rd person singular)

• विवादम्: quarrel; dispute
• विवादम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• गमनम्: going out; travel
• गमनम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गम् (धातु) → गमन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भाववाचक-घञ्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• युद्धम्: battle; fighting
• युद्धम्: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• गृही: a householder
• गृही: Karta (Subject: householder)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• यत्नेन: with effort
• यत्नेन: Karana (instrument/means: with effort)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• वर्जयेत्: should avoid
• वर्जयेत्: Kriya (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वर्ज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष एकवचन (3rd person singular)

Speaker

Sārasvata (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined householder-pilgrim at a Prabhāsa tīrtha: he turns away from a tavern and dice-game, restrains anger amid a quarrel, and proceeds calmly toward the sacred waters with prayer beads.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual merit is preserved through self-mastery; indulgence and conflict destroy the fruits of dharma, especially for householders.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, teaching the ethical discipline expected in a sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A restraint-based vrata is prescribed: indriya-jaya, and avoidance of alcohol (madya), gambling (dyūta), quarrel, and violence.