Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तस्यान्वयेऽपि न भवेत्कुरूपो दुर्भगोऽपि वा

Transliteration

tasyānvaye'pi na bhavetkurūpo durbhago'pi vā

Translation

તેનાં વંશમાં પણ કોઈ કુરુપ કે દુર્ભાગ્યશાળી થતો નથી।

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• अन्वये: in the lineage/descendants
• अन्वये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि=even/also

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• भवेत्: would be/become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• कुरूपः: ugly
• कुरूपः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• दुर्भगः: unfortunate/ill-fated
• दुर्भगः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि=even

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (continued)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Anaṅgeśvara

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee family line depicted across generations: elders worship at the liṅga; descendants shown radiant and prosperous, symbolizing absence of ugliness and misfortune; temple backdrop anchors the blessing to Anaṅgeśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Anaṅgeśvara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit from tīrtha-devotion is portrayed as extending beyond the individual to benefit one’s family line.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Anaṅgeśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra (context of Adhyāya 158).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite; it continues the stated fruits of prior darśana/pūjā.