Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

प्रजा स्वस्था ऽभवत्तत्र हर्षनिर्भरमानसा । अवतस्थे यथापूर्वं पुत्रपौत्रादिकं तथा

Transliteration

prajā svasthā 'bhavattatra harṣanirbharamānasā | avatasthe yathāpūrvaṃ putrapautrādikaṃ tathā

Translation

അവിടെ പ്രജകൾ സുഖസ്ഥരായി സുരക്ഷിതരായി; അവരുടെ മനസ്സുകൾ ആനന്ദത്തിൽ നിറഞ്ഞു. പുത്ര-പൗത്രാദികൾ എല്ലാം മുൻപുപോലെ വീണ്ടും സ്ഥാപിതമായി.

Word by Word

• प्रजाः: subjects/people
• प्रजाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्वस्थाः: healthy/at ease
• स्वस्थाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘प्रजाः’)

• अभवत्: became/was
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; अत्र ‘प्रजाः’ (बहुवचन) इत्यस्य सामूहिक-एकवचन-क्रिया (collective singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः: with minds full of joy
• हर्षनिर्भरमानसाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हर्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + निर्भर (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (हर्षेण निर्भरं मानसं यस्याः), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘प्रजाः’)

• अवतस्थे: stood/was established
• अवतस्थे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+स्था (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

• पूर्वम्: before/previously
• पूर्वम्: Sambandha (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: formerly)

• पुत्रपौत्रादिकम्: sons, grandsons, and the rest (family line)
• पुत्रपौत्रादिकम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रत्यय)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च आदयश्च), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (with ‘अवतस्थे’)

• तथा: so/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

Speaker

Vyāsa (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhūpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A town/encampment returning to normal: families reunited, children and elders at ease, faces bright with joy; order and routine reappear after crisis.

Characters & Entities

• People (Prajā)
• Sons and grandsons (Putra-pautra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma protects society: when rulers and communities return to righteous order, health, joy, and continuity flourish.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the sacred setting; its greatness is reflected in the restoration of peace and well-being.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse describes the fruits of restored dharma and śānti.