Shloka 53 - Adhyaya 207 - Prabhasa Kshetra Mahatmya - Prabhasa Khanda | Malay | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

ऋतामृताभ्यां जीवेत मृतेन प्रमृतेन वा । सत्यानृताभ्यां जीवेत न श्ववृत्त्या कथंचन

Transliteration

ṛtāmṛtābhyāṃ jīveta mṛtena pramṛtena vā | satyānṛtābhyāṃ jīveta na śvavṛttyā kathaṃcana

Translation

Hendaklah seseorang hidup dengan ṛta dan amṛta, atau bahkan dengan mṛta dan pramṛta; boleh juga hidup dengan satya dan anṛta, tetapi jangan sekali-kali hidup dengan śvavṛtti—mata pencarian seperti anjing, bergantung secara hina kepada orang lain.

Word by Word

ऋतामृताभ्याम्by ṛta and amṛta (two lawful means of livelihood)

जीवेतshould live

मृतेनby mṛta (a permitted means)

प्रमृतेनby pramṛta (a permitted means)

वाor

सत्यानृताभ्याम्by truth and untruth (as means of livelihood)

जीवेतshould live

नnot

श्ववृत्त्याby a dog's livelihood (servile/impure living)

कथंचनin any way at all

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher enumerates four graded livelihoods on a palm-leaf diagram; a figure refuses a dog-like servile posture, standing upright with staff and water pot, symbolizing dignified self-reliance.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma regulates livelihood: better to adopt lesser options in hardship than to lose dignity and purity through servile dependence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the narrative setting; the teaching frames how residents/pilgrims should live dharmically in this sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a ritual act but a dharmic rule: prefer permitted means of sustenance and avoid śvavṛtti.