Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

श्वश्रूणां च वधूनां च तथा जनकपुत्रयोः । बांधवानां विशेषेण तथा च स्वामिभृत्ययोः

Transliteration

śvaśrūṇāṃ ca vadhūnāṃ ca tathā janakaputrayoḥ | bāṃdhavānāṃ viśeṣeṇa tathā ca svāmibhṛtyayoḥ

Translation

Antara ibu mertua dan menantu perempuan, antara bapa dan anak lelaki, khususnya sesama kaum kerabat—dan demikian juga antara tuan dan hamba—jelas kelihatan perselisihan.

Word by Word

• śvaśrūṇām: of mothers-in-law
• śvaśrūṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śvaśrū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• vadhūnām: of daughters-in-law / brides
• vadhūnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise/so')

• janaka-putrayoḥ: of the two sons of Janaka
• janaka-putrayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janaka (प्रातिपदिक) + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'जनकस्य पुत्रौ'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

• bāndhavānām: of relatives/kinsmen
• bāndhavānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Hetu/Prakāra (Adverbial instrument/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक 'विशेष' से तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental/3rd singular) रूप; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (used adverbially: 'especially')

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

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

• svāmi-bhṛtyayoḥ: of master and servant
• svāmi-bhṛtyayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक) + bhṛtya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (itaretara-dvandva: 'स्वामी च भृत्यः'), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), द्विवचन (Dual)

Speaker

Nārada (addressing Pitāmaha/Brahmā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and the sages (frame, typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A domestic courtyard split by quarrel: mother-in-law and daughter-in-law turned away; father and son in dispute; relatives arguing; master and servant tense—shadow of Kali hovering as a dark presence.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kali-yuga is marked by breakdown of trust in core relationships; dharma begins with restoring harmony in one’s immediate duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No; it is a moral diagnosis preparing for the safeguarding of Puṣkara-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it emphasizes ethical conduct rather than a specific rite.