Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

श्रदालुरनसूयुश्च नरो जीवेत्समाः शतम् । श्रुतिस्मृतिभ्यामुदितं स्वेषुस्वेषु च कर्मसु

Transliteration

śradāluranasūyuśca naro jīvetsamāḥ śatam | śrutismṛtibhyāmuditaṃ sveṣusveṣu ca karmasu

Translation

ശ്രദ്ധയുള്ളവനും അനസൂയുവും (ദോഷാന്വേഷണമില്ലാത്തവനും) ആയ മനുഷ്യൻ നൂറുവർഷം ജീവിക്കട്ടെ; കൂടാതെ തത്തത് കർമങ്ങളിൽ ശ്രുതി-സ്മൃതികൾ പ്രസ്താവിച്ച വിധിപ്രകാരം ആചരിക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• श्रदालुः: faithful
• श्रदालुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा + आलु (प्रातिपदिक; तद्धित ‘आलु’ = possessing)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘श्रद्धावान्’

• अनसूयुः: non-envious
• अनसूयुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन् + असूयु (प्रातिपदिक; असूया-रहित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘अनसूयक’ = non-envious

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जीवेत्: may live
• जीवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जीव् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• समाः: years
• समाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; ‘वर्षाः’ (years)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma-quantifier (कर्म-परिमाण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• श्रुतिस्मृतिभ्याम्: by śruti and smṛti
• श्रुतिस्मृतिभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुति + स्मृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व—‘श्रुत्या स्मृत्या च’

• उदितम्: declared
• उदितम्: Predicate/Qualifier (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद् + √इ (धातु) + क्त (उदित)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘प्रोक्तम्/उक्तम्’

• स्वेषु: in their own
• स्वेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; ‘अपने-अपने’

• स्वेषु: in each respective
• स्वेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति—‘स्वेषु स्वेषु’

• च: and
• च: Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात

• कर्मसु: in (their) actions/duties
• कर्मसु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder or āśrama-dweller performing daily rites with calm faith—sandhyā at sunrise—while refraining from gossip and fault-finding; Śruti and Smṛti are symbolized as two luminous manuscripts guiding action.

Characters & Entities

• Śruti
• Smṛti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith and a non-judgmental heart, aligned with Śruti–Smṛti duties, sustain a blessed and steady life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse emphasizes scriptural duty (svakarma) as dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the duties taught by Śruti and Smṛti within one’s own station and responsibilities.