Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

न वृथा जायते देव साधूनां दर्शनं क्वचित् । युष्माकं च विशेषेण तस्मादेतद्ब्रवीम्यहम्

Transliteration

na vṛthā jāyate deva sādhūnāṃ darśanaṃ kvacit | yuṣmākaṃ ca viśeṣeṇa tasmādetadbravīmyaham

Translation

“हे देव, साधूंचे दर्शन कधीही व्यर्थ होत नाही; आणि विशेषतः तुमच्या बाबतीत. म्हणूनच मी हे तुम्हाला सांगतो.”

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: negative particle

• vṛthā: in vain
• vṛthā: Sambandha (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vṛthā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: in vain/without purpose)

• jāyate: arises / happens
• jāyate: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (जन् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• deva: O god / O lord
• deva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• sādhūnām: of the virtuous
• sādhūnām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• darśanam: sight / meeting
• darśanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• kvacit: ever / at any time
• kvacit: Adhikarana (Time/Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kvacit (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-अव्यय (at any time/anywhere; ever)

• yuṣmākam: of you (pl.)
• yuṣmākam: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Sambandha (Manner/विशेष)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; अव्यय (especially)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: हेत्वर्थ-निपात (therefore)

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• bravīmi: I say
• bravīmi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Brāhmaṇa (unnamed interlocutor)

Characters & Entities

• Sādhu (holy person)
• Yama

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Encounters with the righteous (and divine authorities) are meaningful opportunities for dharmic learning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, as the narrative environment where such purposeful encounters and teachings unfold.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes the spiritual value of darśana and inquiry.