Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

इह भुक्त्वाखिलान्भोगान्दीर्घायुर्व्याधिवर्जितः । जीवितांते च मरणं सुखनैवं प्रपद्यते

Transliteration

iha bhuktvākhilānbhogāndīrghāyurvyādhivarjitaḥ | jīvitāṃte ca maraṇaṃ sukhanaivaṃ prapadyate

Translation

ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ എല്ലാ ഭോഗങ്ങളും അനുഭവിച്ച് അവൻ ദീർഘായുസ്സും രോഗരഹിതത്വവും നേടുന്നു; ജീവിതാന്തത്തിൽ അവന് സുഖകരവും മംഗളകരവും ആയ മരണം ലഭിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

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

• भुक्त्वा: having enjoyed
• भुक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु) + क्त्वा (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• अखिलान्: all
• अखिलान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; qualifies भोगान्

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन

• दीर्घायुः: long-lived
• दीर्घायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक) + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘दीर्घं आयुः यस्य’—usage adjectival); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; qualifies implied subject

• व्याधिवर्जितः: free from disease
• व्याधिवर्जितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्जित (√वृज्/√वर्ज् धातु, क्त; प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (‘व्याधिभिः वर्जितः/व्याधिरहितः’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; qualifies implied subject

• जीवितान्ते: at the end of life
• जीवितान्ते: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (√जीव् धातु, क्त; प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (‘जीवितस्य अन्ते’); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• मरणम्: death
• मरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• सुखम्: pleasantly / happily
• सुखम्: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; adverbial accusative qualifying prapadyate

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

• एवम्: thus / in this way
• एवम्: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• प्रपद्यते: attains / meets with
• प्रपद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √पद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Brahmottara-khaṇḍa; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A healthy, radiant devotee with Tripuṇḍra lives prosperously; in a second vignette, the same devotee at life’s end lies peacefully, mind fixed on Śiva, with calm attendants and a gentle lamp-lit atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Tripuṇḍra (implied continuation)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-informed devotion is said to bless both worldly well-being and a serene end, integrating bhoga and śubha-gati.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is mentioned; the verse describes general fruits of the practice being praised in the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse continues the result-fruit (phalaśruti) of the ongoing Shaiva observance (Tripuṇḍra/Rudrākṣa) rather than adding a new rite.