Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

भविष्यति तव भ्राता तेन सार्धमिमां श्रियम् । भोक्ष्यसे त्वं यथानयायं त्रैलोक्यं हतकंटकम्

Transliteration

bhaviṣyati tava bhrātā tena sārdhamimāṃ śriyam | bhokṣyase tvaṃ yathānayāyaṃ trailokyaṃ hatakaṃṭakam

Translation

“Saudaramu akan lahir; dan bersama dengannya engkau akan menikmati kedaulatan serta kemuliaan ini, agar tiga alam diperintah menurut dharma, setelah duri-duri kesusahan disingkirkan.”

Word by Word

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhrātā: brother
• bhrātā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tena: with him
• tena: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक अव्यय (preposition-like adverb)

• imām: this
• imām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘this’ (qualifies śriyam)

• śriyam: prosperity, fortune
• śriyam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• bhokṣyase: you will enjoy
• bhokṣyase: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yathā: as, in such a way that
• yathā: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

• anayā: by this
• anayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘by this’

• ayam: this (one/this)
• ayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• trailokyam: the three worlds
• trailokyam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri-loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (tri + loka) ‘three worlds’

• hata-kaṇṭakam: with obstacles removed
• hata-kaṇṭakam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hata (कृदन्त) + kaṇṭaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषः: ‘हताḥ कण्टकाः यस्य’ (with obstacles/thorns removed) qualifying trailokyam

Speaker

Diti

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (assembly of sages in frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Diti delivers a prophetic assurance to Indra: a brother will arise and together they will enjoy splendor and rule the three worlds, removing ‘thorns’—a visionary, declarative moment.

Characters & Entities

• Diti
• Indra (Śakra)
• Three worlds (Trailokya)
• Bhrātā (brother; future being)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True prosperity (śrī) is linked to dharmic governance—removing harm and restoring order in the worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No new tīrtha is named in this verse; the narrative continues in the Puṣkara-context of the vrata.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes the dharmic purpose and fruit (phala) of the vow’s outcome.