Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

प्रियव्रतस्य राजर्षेरुत्पन्ना दश सूनवः । त्रयः प्रव्रजितास्तत्र परंब्रह्म समाश्रिताः

Transliteration

priyavratasya rājarṣerutpannā daśa sūnavaḥ | trayaḥ pravrajitāstatra paraṃbrahma samāśritāḥ

Translation

ରାଜର୍ଷି ପ୍ରିୟବ୍ରତଙ୍କର ଦଶ ପୁତ୍ର ଜନ୍ମିଲେ। ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ତିନିଜଣ ସନ୍ନ୍ୟାସ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରି ପରବ୍ରହ୍ମଙ୍କ ଆଶ୍ରୟ ନେଲେ।

Word by Word

• प्रियव्रतस्य: of Priyavrata
• प्रियव्रतस्य: Sambandha (षष्ठी/possessive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रियव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• राजर्षेः: of the royal sage
• राजर्षेः: Sambandha (षष्ठी/apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि (प्रातिपदिक; राजन् + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• उत्पन्नाः: were born
• उत्पन्नाः: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate; participial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत्-पद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘born/arisen’ (agreeing with सूनवः)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (विशेषण/quantifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective), प्रथमा-बहुवचनार्थे (used with plural noun)

• सूनवः: sons
• सूनवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject; subset)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्याशब्दः (numeral)

• प्रव्रजिताः: having renounced (gone forth)
• प्रव्रजिताः: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘gone forth/renounced’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/modifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjective) ब्रह्मणः

• ब्रह्म: Brahman (Absolute)
• ब्रह्म: Karman (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• समाश्रिताः: having taken refuge in
• समाश्रिताः: Kriya (क्रिया/predicate; with object ब्रह्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘having resorted to’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvara Khaṇḍa narration to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Royal sage Priyavrata with a courtly setting contrasted by three sons departing as mendicants—shaven heads or matted locks, carrying staff and waterpot—walking toward a luminous, formless Brahman symbolized by radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Priyavrata
• Rājarṣi
• Paramabrahman

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even within royal lineage, the Purāṇas honor renunciation: true sovereignty culminates in refuge in the Supreme.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is on the dharmic paths of householdership and renunciation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; pravrajyā (renunciant departure) is referenced as a life-choice rather than a rite.