Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

युधिष्ठिर उवाच । पाराशर्य समाख्याहि सदाचारं च मे प्रभो । आचाराद्धर्ममाप्नोति आचाराल्लभते फलम् । आचाराच्छ्रियमाप्नोति तदाचारं वदस्व मे

Transliteration

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | pārāśarya samākhyāhi sadācāraṃ ca me prabho | ācārāddharmamāpnoti ācārāllabhate phalam | ācārācchriyamāpnoti tadācāraṃ vadasva me

Translation

ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କହିଲେ - ହେ ପରାଶର ପୁତ୍ର, ପ୍ରଭୁ! ମୋତେ ସଦାଚାର ବିଷୟରେ କୁହନ୍ତୁ। ଆଚାରରୁ ଧର୍ମ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଏ, ଆଚାରରୁ ଫଳ ମିଳେ ଏବଂ ଆଚାରରୁ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଅନ୍ତି; ତେଣୁ ମୋତେ ସେହି ଆଚାର ବିଷୟରେ କୁହନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Yudhiṣṭhira
• yudhiṣṭhiraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yudhiṣṭhira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• pārāśarya: O son of Parāśara (Vyāsa)
• pārāśarya: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārāśarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; गोत्र/पितृव्युत्पन्न नाम

• samākhyāhi: tell, explain
• samākhyāhi: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + ā + √khyā (ख्या धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sat-ācāram: good conduct
• sat-ācāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (sataḥ ācāraḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• me: to me / of me
• me: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; एनदादेश (enclitic genitive)

• prabho: O lord
• prabho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• ācārāt: from conduct
• ācārāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause/source)

• dharmam: dharma
• dharmam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ācārāt: from conduct
• ācārāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• ācārāt: from conduct
• ācārāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे

• śriyam: prosperity, fortune
• śriyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• āpnoti: attains
• āpnoti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā + √āp (आप् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tat-ācāram: that conduct
• tat-ācāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + ācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयवत्/तत्पुरुषः (saḥ ācāraḥ = that conduct)

• vadasva: tell (me)
• vadasva: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vad (वद् धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• me: to me
• me: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; एनदादेश (enclitic dative)

Speaker

Yudhiṣṭhira

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vyāsa (Pārāśarya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira, humble and earnest, questions Vyāsa (Pārāśarya) in an ashram setting; Vyāsa holds a manuscript and gestures in instruction; the scene emphasizes inquiry (jijñāsā) and the moral gravity of ācāra.

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Vyāsa (Pārāśarya)
• Parāśara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is grounded in daily conduct; ethical discipline is the doorway to merit and well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The focus is ethical instruction within Dharmāraṇya’s māhātmya setting rather than a single named tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite; the request is for teachings on sadācāra (normative dharmic conduct).