Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अथ पुत्रस्य पौत्रेण प्रगच्छेद्ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् । नास्ति पुत्रसमो बन्धुरिह लोके परत्र च

Transliteration

atha putrasya pautreṇa pragacchedbrahma śāśvatam | nāsti putrasamo bandhuriha loke paratra ca

Translation

Kemudian, melalui cucu dari seorang putra, seseorang melangkah menuju Brahman yang kekal. Tiada sahabat sebanding dengan putra, baik di dunia ini maupun di alam seberang.

Word by Word

• अथ: then, now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (sequence/then)

• पुत्रस्य: of the son
• पुत्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive); एकवचन

• पौत्रेण: by/through the grandson
• पौत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• प्रगच्छेत्: should attain/go to
• प्रगच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ब्रह्म: Brahman, the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• शाश्वतम्: eternal
• शाश्वतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ब्रह्म)

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

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुत्रसमः: equal to a son
• पुत्रसमः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (उपमान-तत्पुरुष: पुत्रेन समः)

• बन्धुः: a kinsman, relative
• बन्धुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• परत्र: in the hereafter
• परत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the other world/thereafter)

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

Speaker

Atri (deduced from ongoing statement of concern/teaching prior to Anasūyā’s reply)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-maṇḍala (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reflective domestic-āśrama scene: a sage speaks of the son and grandson as bridges to the beyond; the background subtly evokes a sacred riverbank, suggesting Revā’s purifying presence.

Characters & Entities

• Brahman
• Putra
• Pautra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The verse elevates family-dharma as a spiritual support system, framing progeny as assistance for both worldly stability and posthumous uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; it is a doctrinal statement within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription is given; it presents a value-claim about son/grandson and ultimate good.