Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

दूरादतिथयो यस्य गृहमायांति निर्वृताः । स गृहस्थ इति प्रोक्तः शेषाश्च गृहरक्षिणः

Transliteration

dūrādatithayo yasya gṛhamāyāṃti nirvṛtāḥ | sa gṛhastha iti proktaḥ śeṣāśca gṛharakṣiṇaḥ

Translation

遠方からでも客人が喜んで訪れる家の主こそ、まことに「家住者（グリハスタ）」と称される。ほかはただ家を守る者にすぎない。

Word by Word

• दूरात्: from afar
• दूरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अपादानार्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

• अतिथयः: guests
• अतिथयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अतिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• गृहम्: house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• आयान्ति: come
• आयान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• निर्वृताः: satisfied/content
• निर्वृताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि-√वृत्/वृत्त (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (अतिथयः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गृहस्थः: householder
• गृहस्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/निदर्शन-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• प्रोक्तः: is said/called
• प्रोक्तः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (अस्ति इति अध्याहार्य)

• शेषाः: the rest/others
• शेषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

• गृहरक्षिणः: house-guards/keepers of the house
• गृहरक्षिणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह + रक्षिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: गृहस्य रक्षिणः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prosperous yet simple home with an open threshold; travelers approach smiling; the householder stands ready with water and food—depicting the home as a ‘magnet’ for guests due to dharmic reputation.

Characters & Entities

• gṛhastha
• atithi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A home becomes sacred through generosity; the gṛhastha is defined by service, not mere possession.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it presents a universal standard of dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Cultivating a household culture of welcome and service so that guests depart satisfied.