Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अतो बन्धुभिरुत्सृष्टमनाथं परिपालय । अस्मै सम्यक्सतां मार्गमुपदेष्टुं त्वमर्हसि

Transliteration

ato bandhubhirutsṛṣṭamanāthaṃ paripālaya | asmai samyaksatāṃ mārgamupadeṣṭuṃ tvamarhasi

Translation

“म्हणून नातलगांनी टाकून दिलेल्या या अनाथासारख्या असहायाचे रक्षण करा. याला सज्जनांचा मार्ग योग्य रीतीने उपदेश करण्यास आपणच योग्य आहात.”

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Hetu (Causal connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/तस्मात्-अर्थे (therefore/from this reason)

• बन्धुभिः: by (his) relatives
• बन्धुभिः: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• उत्सृष्टम्: abandoned
• उत्सृष्टम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of अनाथम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्√सृज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन; (abandoned)

• अनाथम्: the orphan/helpless one
• अनाथम्: Karma (Object of परिपालय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• परिपालय: protect
• परिपालय: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि√पाल् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन

• अस्मै: to him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna (Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति (Dative/4th); एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: properly)

• सताम्: of the good (people)
• सताम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी विभक्ति; बहुवचन; (good people)

• मार्गम्: path
• मार्गम्: Karma (Object of उपदेष्टुम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• उपदेष्टुम्: to instruct
• उपदेष्टुम्: Prayojana (Purpose infinitive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप√दिश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (infinitive); (to instruct)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अर्हसि: are fit/ought
• अर्हसि: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार; परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन

Speaker

rājñī (queen)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The queen’s plea intensifies: she portrays the prince as abandoned and helpless; the yogin’s compassionate resolve to protect and teach is implied, creating a moral turning point.

Characters & Entities

• bandhu (kinsmen)
• anātha (helpless one)
• satām mārga (path of the good)
• guru (Śivayogin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma demands protection of the vulnerable and guidance toward satmārga—the way of the noble.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse stresses ethical responsibility and spiritual mentorship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the prescription is moral—paripālana (protection) and upadeśa (instruction).