Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्य्यं पुत्रसन्तानमेव च । न दौर्भाग्यं भवेत्तस्य न दारिद्यं न मूर्खता । न च व्याधिभयं तस्य यः पश्यति विधिं नरः

Transliteration

āyurārogyamaiśvaryyaṃ putrasantānameva ca | na daurbhāgyaṃ bhavettasya na dāridyaṃ na mūrkhatā | na ca vyādhibhayaṃ tasya yaḥ paśyati vidhiṃ naraḥ

Translation

ଯେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ ବିଧି (ବ୍ରହ୍ମା)ଙ୍କୁ ଦର୍ଶନ କରେ, ତାହାର ଆୟୁ, ଆରୋଗ୍ୟ, ଐଶ୍ୱର୍ୟ ଓ ପୁତ୍ର-ସନ୍ତାନ ଲାଭ ହୁଏ; ତାହାକୁ ଦୁର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟ ନାହିଁ, ଦାରିଦ୍ର୍ୟ ନାହିଁ, ମୂର୍ଖତା ନାହିଁ, ରୋଗଭୟ ମଧ୍ୟ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• āyuḥ: life-span
• āyuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular (item in list)

• ārogyam: health
• ārogyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• aiśvaryam: prosperity/lordship
• aiśvaryam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• putrasantānam: offspring/line of sons
• putrasantānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra-santāna (प्रातिपदिक; पुत्र + सन्तान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय; ‘indeed/just’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय; negation

• daurbhāgyam: misfortune
• daurbhāgyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daurbhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• bhavet: would be/should occur
• bhavet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular optative

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• dāridyam: poverty
• dāridyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāridya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• mūrkhatā: foolishness
• mūrkhatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mūrkhatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• vyādhibhayam: fear of disease
• vyādhibhayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi-bhaya (प्रातिपदिक; व्याधि + भय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; genitive singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun nominative singular

• paśyati: sees
• paśyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular present

• vidhim: Vidhi (Brahmā)/the Ordainer
• vidhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; accusative singular

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; nominative singular (apposition to yaḥ)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vidhi-darśana (Brahmā) in Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee beholds four-faced Brahmā (Vidhi); blessings manifest as symbols—kalasha of longevity, healing herbs, overflowing grain, and a child held by parents—while shadows of poverty and disease recede.

Characters & Entities

• Vidhi (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma links sacred darśana with holistic well-being—health, prosperity, and clarity—when undertaken with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s sacred sphere where Vidhi (Brahmā) is to be beheld as part of the yātrā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Darśana of Vidhi (Brahmā), implying a pilgrimage visit and reverent viewing.