Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

संसारे सर्वसौख्यानां निलयास्ते भवन्ति च । आश्चर्यं ज्ञातिवर्गाणां धर्माणां निलयास्तु ते

Transliteration

saṃsāre sarvasaukhyānāṃ nilayāste bhavanti ca | āścaryaṃ jñātivargāṇāṃ dharmāṇāṃ nilayāstu te

Translation

Dan di dunia ini mereka menjadi tempat bernaung bagi segala kebahagiaan. Sungguh menghairankan—mereka menjadi pelindung bagi kaum kerabat dan menjadi tempat tegaknya dharma.

Word by Word

• संसारे: in the world/in saṃsāra
• संसारे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular

• सर्वसौख्यानाम्: of all comforts/happinesses
• सर्वसौख्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: सर्वाणि सौख्यानि (कर्मधारय); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• निलयाः: abodes/refuges
• निलयाः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• भवन्ति: become/are
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘become/are’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात; conjunction ‘and’

• आश्चर्यम्: a wonder/astonishing (thing)
• आश्चर्यम्: Karma (Predicative/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्चर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; used as exclamation/predicate ‘a wonder’

• ज्ञातिवर्गाणाम्: of groups of relatives
• ज्ञातिवर्गाणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञाति + वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: ज्ञातीनां वर्गः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• धर्माणाम्: of virtues/duties
• धर्माणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• निलयाः: abodes/refuges
• निलयाः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेष-निपात; ‘but/indeed’

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

Speaker

Vyāsa (to Pārtha/Arjuna)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śiva-devotee stands at the center of a household courtyard like a pillar of light; family members gather protected; symbols of dharma (scripture, lamp, cow, guests) surround them; prosperity and calm pervade.

Characters & Entities

• dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True devotion strengthens both personal well-being and the dharmic flourishing of one’s family and community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Revā-kṣetra (the Narmadā sacred region) forms the background of these promised results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied continuation of Śiva worship/abhiṣeka whose fruits include happiness and dharmic stability.