Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

सपत्नीकाः सानुचरा यथापूर्वं न्यवात्सिषुः । तपोयज्ञक्रियाद्येषु वर्तंतेऽध्ययनादिषु

Transliteration

sapatnīkāḥ sānucarā yathāpūrvaṃ nyavātsiṣuḥ | tapoyajñakriyādyeṣu vartaṃte'dhyayanādiṣu

Translation

അവർ ഭാര്യമാരോടും അനുചരന്മാരോടും കൂടി മുൻപുപോലെ അവിടെ പാർത്തു. തപസ്സ്, യജ്ഞകർമ്മങ്ങൾ, ധാർമ്മികാചാരങ്ങൾ എന്നിവയിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ടു, അധ്യയനാദികളിലും നിരതരായി നിന്നു.

Word by Word

• sa-patnīkāḥ: together with their wives
• sa-patnīkāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + patnīka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः — ‘पत्नीभिः सह’ (with wives) विशेषण (vāḍavāḥ)

• sa-anucarāḥ: with attendants
• sa-anucarāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + anucara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभावः — ‘अनुचरैः सह’ (with attendants) विशेषण

• yathā-pūrvam: as before
• yathā-pūrvam: Prakāra (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय) + pūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-अव्यय (adverb) — ‘पूर्ववत्’

• nyavātsiṣuḥ: they dwelt/settled
• nyavātsiṣuḥ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vas (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tapas-yajña-kriyā-ādyeṣu: in austerities, sacrifices, rituals, etc.
• tapas-yajña-kriyā-ādyeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक) + yajña (प्रातिपदिक) + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः — ‘तपोयज्ञक्रियादिषु’ (in austerity, sacrifice, rites, etc.)

• vartante: they engage/continue
• vartante: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• adhyayana-ādiṣu: in study and related duties
• adhyayana-ādiṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyayana (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः — ‘अध्ययनादिषु’ (in study etc.)

Speaker

Narrator (descriptive conclusion of restoration; specific speaker not explicit)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya / Satyamandira

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājan (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A settled community scene: families with wives and attendants performing daily rites—fire altars for yajña, sages teaching recitation, people engaged in austerities and study within a peaceful sacred town.

Characters & Entities

• Tapaḥ
• Yajña
• Adhyayana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The goal of protection and pilgrimage-mahātmya is the uninterrupted practice of tapas, yajña, and adhyayana—dharma lived daily.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya/Satyamandira as a functioning dharma-settlement where Vedic life and āśrama practices continue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yes—continuance of tapas (austerity), yajña (sacrifice), and kriyā (rites), along with adhyayana (scriptural study).