Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

प्रियवासा महादक्षा गुरुभक्तिरताः सदा । प्रतिष्ठामानव न्तश्च सर्वभूतहिते रताः

Transliteration

priyavāsā mahādakṣā gurubhaktiratāḥ sadā | pratiṣṭhāmānava ntaśca sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ

Translation

அவர்கள் பிரியமான வாசஸ்தலங்களில் வாழ்வோர், மிகத் திறமையாளர்; எப்போதும் குருபக்தியில் ஈடுபடுவர். மதிப்பும் நிலையும் உடையவராய் எல்லா உயிர்களின் நலனில் ஈடுபடுவர்.

Word by Word

• प्रियवासाः: having dear/pleasant dwelling (or: living pleasantly)
• प्रियवासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—कर्मधारय (priyaḥ vāsaḥ yeṣām / priyavāsaḥ)

• महादक्षाः: very capable
• महादक्षाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—कर्मधारय

• गुरुभक्तिरताः: devoted to devotion toward the teacher
• गुरुभक्तिरताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guru + bhakti + rata (प्रातिपदिक); √ram (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (gurau bhaktau ratāḥ)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• प्रतिष्ठामानवन्तः: possessing dignity and honor
• प्रतिष्ठामानवन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pratiṣṭhā + mānava + vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); समासः—तत्पुरुष (प्रतिष्ठा-मानवः/मानः यस्य सः; -वत् प्रत्ययान्त)

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

• सर्वभूतहिते: in the welfare of all beings
• सर्वभूतहिते: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + bhūta + hita (प्रातिपदिक); √dhā (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (sarveṣāṃ bhūtānāṃ hite)

• रताः: engaged, devoted
• रताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rata (प्रातिपदिक); √ram (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrator addressing a king within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A respected brāhmaṇa household/āśrama: elders teaching, students serving, community members receiving counsel; gestures of reverence to the guru and acts of charity.

Characters & Entities

• Guru
• Sarvabhūtahita

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to the guru and service to the welfare of all beings are praised as marks of a dharmic community.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific pilgrimage site is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; it emphasizes guru-bhakti and ethical conduct.