Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

गच्छ पुत्रि न संतापस्त्वया कार्यः कथंचन । अरिष्टं व्रज पंथानं मा संतु परिपन्थिनः

Transliteration

gaccha putri na saṃtāpastvayā kāryaḥ kathaṃcana | ariṣṭaṃ vraja paṃthānaṃ mā saṃtu paripanthinaḥ

Translation

“പോകുക, മകളേ; നീ ഏതുവിധത്തിലും ദുഃഖിക്കേണ്ട. നിർവിഘ്നവും സുരക്ഷിതവുമായ പാതയിൽ യാത്രചെയ്യുക; നിന്റെ വഴിയിൽ തടസ്സങ്ങളോ വൈരികളോ ഉണ്ടാകാതിരിക്കട്ടെ.”

Word by Word

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• पुत्रि: O daughter
• पुत्रि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• संतापः: grief, distress
• संतापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), द्वितीया? नहीं; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• कार्यः: to be done, necessary
• कार्यः: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• कथंचन: in any way, at all
• कथंचन: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारवाचक (manner)

• अरिष्टम्: safe, unharmed
• अरिष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्म-विशेषण (object-qualifier)

• व्रज: go, proceed
• व्रज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• पंथानम्: path, road
• पंथानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्/पन्थान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मा: do not
• मा: Nishedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle used with optative/imperative sense)

• सन्तु: let there be / may they be
• सन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपदम्

• परिपन्थिनः: obstructors, enemies on the way
• परिपन्थिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिपन्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā offers paternal reassurance to Sarasvatī: do not grieve; go safely; may no adversaries hinder you—an intimate blessing before departure.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Sarasvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dhārmic journey should be undertaken with steadiness and trust, supported by blessings for obstacle-free progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the verse supports the sacred itinerary within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; the immediate focus is safe passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; it is a benediction (āśīrvāda) for protection and auspicious travel.