Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

निर्भयत्वं वरागेहे सुखवासश्च ते सदा । यशः सौख्यं श्रियं रम्यां प्राप्स्यसि त्वं शुभानने

Transliteration

nirbhayatvaṃ varāgehe sukhavāsaśca te sadā | yaśaḥ saukhyaṃ śriyaṃ ramyāṃ prāpsyasi tvaṃ śubhānane

Translation

Wahai yang berwajah elok, engkau akan memperoleh tanpa takut, rumah yang utama, dan kehidupan yang nyaman senantiasa. Engkau akan meraih nama baik, kebahagiaan, serta kemakmuran Śrī yang indah.

Word by Word

• निर्भयत्वम्: fearlessness
• निर्भयत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्भय-त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वरागेहे: in an excellent house
• वरागेहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुखवासः: comfortable dwelling
• सुखवासः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख-वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ते: to you / for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• यशः: fame
• यशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सौख्यम्: happiness
• सौख्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रियम्: prosperity
• श्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• रम्याम्: lovely
• रम्याम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying श्रियम्)

• प्राप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• प्राप्स्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभानने: O auspicious-faced one
• शुभानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ-आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Indra (Śakra) (implied as the giver of these blessings in the immediate narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine boon is pronounced to Varddhanī: fearlessness, excellent home, comfort, fame, happiness, and prosperity; the scene feels like a formal blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Varddhanī
• Indra (Śakra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-backed devotion yields both inner protection (fearlessness) and outer well-being (home, fame, prosperity).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse focuses on the boon-result; the broader context remains the Dharmāraṇya sacred region and its tirtha establishment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement of blessings (vara-phala).