Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

तेषां कर्माणि सृष्टानि स्वजन्मानुगुणानि च । लोकास्तेषु प्रवर्तंते भुंजते चैव तत्फलम्

Transliteration

teṣāṃ karmāṇi sṛṣṭāni svajanmānuguṇāni ca | lokāsteṣu pravartaṃte bhuṃjate caiva tatphalam

Translation

ସେମାନଙ୍କର କର୍ମ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ନିଜ ଜନ୍ମାନୁଗୁଣ ଭାବେ ସୃଷ୍ଟି ହେଲା; ଜୀବମାନେ ସେହି କର୍ମରେ ପ୍ରବୃତ୍ତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ତାହାର ଫଳ ଭୋଗ କରନ୍ତି।

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• कर्माणि: actions/deeds
• कर्माणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सृष्टानि: were created/ordained
• सृष्टानि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु) → सृष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्व: own
• स्व: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (own)

• जन्म: birth
• जन्म: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक

• अनुगुणानि: in accordance (with their own birth)
• अनुगुणानि: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: ‘जन्मानुगुण’ = जन्मानुसार (according to birth); विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• लोकाः: worlds/people (beings)
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तेषु: in them/among them
• तेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• प्रवर्तन्ते: proceed/operate
• प्रवर्तन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• भुञ्जते: enjoy/experience
• भुञ्जते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासाङ्ग; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण (that)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced from Brahmottarakhaṇḍa context; speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wheel of karma: beings of different realms performing characteristic actions, with corresponding fruits depicted as ripening trees or scales; a calm sage observes, indicating law-like regularity.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One’s conduct and experience are governed by karma: actions suited to one’s birth yield corresponding results that must be undergone.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is mentioned; the teaching is ethical and karmic, not tīrtha-specific.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; the verse states the principle of karmic fruition.