Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

अस्य त्यागेन मे दुःखं संसारोत्थं न जायते । यस्माज्जन्मांतरे जातो मृतोपि हि भवेत्पुनः

Transliteration

asya tyāgena me duḥkhaṃ saṃsārotthaṃ na jāyate | yasmājjanmāṃtare jāto mṛtopi hi bhavetpunaḥ

Translation

ഇതു ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചാൽ എനിക്കു സംസാരജന്യ ദുഃഖം ഉദിക്കുകയില്ല; കാരണം മറ്റൊരു ജന്മത്തിൽ ജനിച്ചവൻ മരിച്ചാലും വീണ്ടും ജന്മം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्यागेन: by abandonment
• त्यागेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्याग (प्रातिपदिक; √त्यज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन (enclitic); ‘my’

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• संसारोत्थम्: arising from worldly existence
• संसारोत्थम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संसार + उत्थ (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (संसारात् उत्थम् = arising from saṃsāra)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात (negation)

• जायते: is born, arises
• जायते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• यस्मात्: because (from which)
• यस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्राय प्रयोग; पञ्चमी (5th) एकवचन-रूपेण हेतु/कारणवाचक (from which/because)

• जन्मान्तरे: in another birth
• जन्मान्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्म + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (जन्मनः अन्तरम्)

• जातः: born
• जातः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) → जात (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• मृतः: dead
• मृतः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृ (धातु) → मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक निपात (also/even)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Emphasis (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• भवेत्: would become / may be
• भवेत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (again)

Speaker

Dadhīci

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage-inquirer audience (ṛṣi/śaunaka-type frame typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative ascetic teaching the futility of saṃsāra and the inevitability of rebirth, with Prabhāsa’s coastal sacred landscape hinted in the background—temple spire, sea breeze, and pilgrims in restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhīci
• Saṃsāra
• Punarjanma (rebirth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Clinging to embodiment sustains saṃsāra; conscious detachment cuts the roots of recurring grief.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, presented as a sacred setting for teachings on karma, rebirth, and liberation-oriented dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the focus is doctrinal—saṃsāra, punarjanma, and the value of tyāga.