Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

अन्येषां पूर्तधर्माणां तेषां पूर्तकरः सदा । स बभूव धनाढ्योपि व्यसनैर्न समाश्रितः

Transliteration

anyeṣāṃ pūrtadharmāṇāṃ teṣāṃ pūrtakaraḥ sadā | sa babhūva dhanāḍhyopi vyasanairna samāśritaḥ

Translation

В делах общественной заслуги других он всегда был тем, кто доводил их до завершения. Хотя он был богат, пороки и бедствия не овладевали им.

Word by Word

• अन्येषाम्: of others
• अन्येषाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine) (सामान्यतः), षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन (plural); सर्वनाम-प्रयोग

• पूर्तधर्माणाम्: of the pūrta-duties (charitable works)
• पूर्तधर्माणाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्त + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष—पूर्तस्य धर्माः (charitable/public-works duties)

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

• पूर्तकरः: performer of charitable works
• पूर्तकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्त + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—पूर्तं करोति इति

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• बभूव: became; was
• बभूव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• धनाढ्यः: wealthy
• धनाढ्यः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—धनेन आढ्यः (rich in wealth)

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-अर्थ

• व्यसनैः: by misfortunes; by vices
• व्यसनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन (plural)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• समाश्रितः: afflicted; resorting to; taken refuge in
• समाश्रितः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + श्रि (धातु) → समाश्रित (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Unspecified in excerpt (Tīrthamāhātmya narrator voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The patron supervises completion of a community well and a rest-house funded by multiple donors; he remains composed amid wealth—rejecting temptations of gambling, drink, and vanity—while workers and pilgrims benefit.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wealth becomes auspicious when used to complete meritorious works; such dharmic life protects one from destructive vices and misfortunes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it reinforces the tīrtha-ethos of public benefit and merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Engaging in pūrta-dharma—supporting and completing public, merit-bearing works—alongside personal restraint from vyasana.