Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 196

Devanagari script

प्रवासिभिर्बंधुवर्गैः संयुज्येत सदा नरः । नष्टैः संयुज्यते चार्थैरपरैश्चापि चिंतितैः

Transliteration

pravāsibhirbaṃdhuvargaiḥ saṃyujyeta sadā naraḥ | naṣṭaiḥ saṃyujyate cārthairaparaiścāpi ciṃtitaiḥ

Translation

മനുഷ്യൻ എപ്പോഴും പ്രവാസത്തിലുള്ള ബന്ധുക്കളുമായി വീണ്ടും സംഗമിക്കുന്നു. നഷ്ടപ്പെട്ട ധനവും ദീർഘകാലം ആഗ്രഹിച്ച മറ്റു ലാഭങ്ങളും വീണ്ടും ലഭിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• प्रवासिभिः: with those who are away (travellers/absentees)
• प्रवासिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• बन्धुवर्गैः: with groups of relatives
• बन्धुवर्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु + वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• संयुज्येत: may be united/associated
• संयुज्येत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

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

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

• नष्टैः: with lost (things/means)
• नष्टैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नश् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle)

• संयुज्यते: is united/connected
• संयुज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• अर्थैः: with wealth/means
• अर्थैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अपरैः: other
• अपरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• चिन्तितैः: with desired/pondered-for (things)
• चिन्तितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिन्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; चिन्त् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice) addressing Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa, after worship, meets returning relatives from distant lands; a recovered treasure is presented, symbolizing restored artha and long-awaited gains under a radiant coastal sky.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsakṣetra
• Arkasthala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred merit (puṇya) is portrayed as harmonizing worldly life—restoring relationships and resources—when connected to holy place-glory.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arkasthala in Prabhāsakṣetra, whose māhātmya is said to yield such restorative fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is named here; it continues the phalaśruti (benefit statement) tied to hearing/reciting the māhātmya.