Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

निर्भयत्वं वरागेहे सुखवासश्च ते सदा । यशः सौख्यं श्रियं रम्यां प्राप्स्यसि त्वं शुभानने

Transliteration

nirbhayatvaṃ varāgehe sukhavāsaśca te sadā | yaśaḥ saukhyaṃ śriyaṃ ramyāṃ prāpsyasi tvaṃ śubhānane

Translation

നിനക്ക് നിർഭയത്വവും ഉത്തമഗൃഹവും എപ്പോഴും സുഖവാസവും ലഭിക്കും. ഹേ ശുഭമുഖീ, നീ യശസ്സും സുഖവും രമ്യമായ ശ്രീസമ്പത്തും പ്രാപിക്കും.

Word by Word

• निर्भयत्वम्: fearlessness
• निर्भयत्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्भय-त्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वरागेहे: in an excellent house
• वरागेहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर-गेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुखवासः: comfortable dwelling
• सुखवासः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख-वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ते: to you / for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• यशः: fame
• यशः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सौख्यम्: happiness
• सौख्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रियम्: prosperity
• श्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• रम्याम्: lovely
• रम्याम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying श्रियम्)

• प्राप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• प्राप्स्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शुभानने: O auspicious-faced one
• शुभानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ-आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Indra (Śakra) (implied as the giver of these blessings in the immediate narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇyaka

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine boon is pronounced to Varddhanī: fearlessness, excellent home, comfort, fame, happiness, and prosperity; the scene feels like a formal blessing.

Characters & Entities

• Varddhanī
• Indra (Śakra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma-backed devotion yields both inner protection (fearlessness) and outer well-being (home, fame, prosperity).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse focuses on the boon-result; the broader context remains the Dharmāraṇya sacred region and its tirtha establishment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement of blessings (vara-phala).