Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

वसते च सदा गेहे लक्ष्मीस्तस्य न संशयः । आरोग्यं मनसस्तुष्टिर्न चोद्वेगः कदाचन

Transliteration

vasate ca sadā gehe lakṣmīstasya na saṃśayaḥ | ārogyaṃ manasastuṣṭirna codvegaḥ kadācana

Translation

അവന്റെ ഗൃഹത്തിൽ ലക്ഷ്മീദേവി സദാ വസിക്കുന്നു—സംശയമില്ല; ആരോഗ്യവും മനസ്സിന്റെ തൃപ്തിയും ഉണ്ടാകും, ഒരിക്കലും ഉത്കണ്ഠയില്ല।

Word by Word

• वसते: dwells
• वसते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्; अर्थः—‘वसति/निवसति’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

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

• गेहे: in the house
• गेहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• लक्ष्मीः: Lakṣmī; prosperity
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृपद (subject)

• तस्य: of him/that person
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विधेयार्थे

• मनसः: of the mind
• मनसः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• तुष्टिः: contentment
• तुष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विधेयार्थे

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उद्वेगः: anxiety; agitation
• उद्वेगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्वेग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विधेयार्थे

• कदाचन: ever; at any time
• कदाचन: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘ever/at any time’)

Speaker

Narratorial voice (phalaśruti within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene household scene: Lakṣmī symbolically present (lotus, coins, auspicious marks) in a clean home where charity has been performed; family members appear healthy and calm, with no signs of anxiety.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-based devotion aligned with dharma yields both inner peace and outer prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The merit described belongs to the Dvārakā context, especially Rukmiṇī-hrada observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This verse states results (phala); the implied practice is the prior worship/charity connected to Rukmiṇī.