Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

न हानिर्न च रोगश्च न शत्रुर्न च दुष्कृतम् । गावस्तस्य विवर्द्धंते धनधान्यादिसंकुलम्

Transliteration

na hānirna ca rogaśca na śatrurna ca duṣkṛtam | gāvastasya vivarddhaṃte dhanadhānyādisaṃkulam

Translation

അവനു നഷ്ടമില്ല, രോഗമില്ല; ശത്രുവോ ദുഷ്കൃത്യമോ അവനെ കീഴടക്കുകയില്ല. അവന്റെ പശുക്കൾ വർദ്ധിക്കും; അവന്റെ ഗൃഹം ധനധാന്യാദികളാൽ സമൃദ്ധമാകും।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• हानिः: loss
• हानिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हानि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: nor
• न: Pratishedha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• रोगः: disease
• रोगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• न: nor
• न: Pratishedha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• शत्रुः: enemy
• शत्रुः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: nor
• न: Pratishedha
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• दुष्कृतम्: misdeed/evil (result)
• दुष्कृतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विवर्धन्ते: increase, prosper
• विवर्धन्ते: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्ग: वि-

• धन-धान्य-आदि-संकुलम्: filled with wealth, grain, etc.
• धन-धान्य-आदि-संकुलम्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक) + धान्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + संकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (गावः/समृद्धिः-प्रसङ्गे)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (contextually a Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim household blessed by the kṣetra: healthy family, thriving cattle, full granaries; ominous symbols of disease and loss recede into the background as if dispelled by sacred power.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained in a sanctified kṣetra supports dharma in daily life—guarding health and stability while fostering rightful prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya sacred region is being praised for granting protective and prosperity-giving fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the verse lists the promised results (health, freedom from enmity, increase of cattle and resources).