Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 121

Devanagari script

कुत्सिता संतति स्तस्य न भवेच्च कदाचन । भूतप्रेतपिशाचानां न दोषैः परिभूयते

Transliteration

kutsitā saṃtati stasya na bhavecca kadācana | bhūtapretapiśācānāṃ na doṣaiḥ paribhūyate

Translation

അവനിൽ ഒരിക്കലും നിന്ദ്യമായ സന്തതി ഉദിക്കുകയില്ല; ഭൂതം, പ്രേതം, പിശാചം എന്നിവയുടെ ദോഷങ്ങളാലും ഉപദ്രവങ്ങളാലും അവൻ പീഡിതനാകുകയുമില്ല.

Word by Word

• कुत्सिता: degraded, blameworthy
• कुत्सिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुत्सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (qualifying संततिः)

• संततिः: progeny, lineage
• संततिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी, एकवचन; Genitive singular

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

• भवेत्: would be, may occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आज्ञा), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कदाचन: ever, at any time
• कदाचन: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• भूतप्रेतपिशाचानाम्: of bhūtas, pretas, and piśācas
• भूतप्रेतपिशाचानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत + प्रेत + पिशाच (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व समास, Genitive plural

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• दोषैः: by faults/afflictions
• दोषैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• परिभूयते: is overcome/afflicted
• परिभूयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि-भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present indicative (passive-like sense: 'is overpowered')

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Bhūta-mātā sambandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee receives a boon-like assurance: no disgraceful progeny, and no oppression by bhūtas, pretas, or piśācas; the Devī’s protective presence stands between the devotee’s household and shadowy afflictions.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūta
• Preta
• Piśāca
• Bhūta-mātṛkā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion and right knowledge connected to the sacred site yield both worldly welfare (lineage) and spiritual protection (freedom from harmful influences).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the Bhūta-mātṛkā Māhātmya sequence.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice: knowing/reciting/hearing the Māhātmya connected to the Goddess brings protective results.