Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

समभावेन वर्तेथास्तथा भोजनपंक्तिषु । सतां हितोपदेशेषु तथा पुण्य कथासु च

Transliteration

samabhāvena vartethāstathā bhojanapaṃktiṣu | satāṃ hitopadeśeṣu tathā puṇya kathāsu ca

Translation

సమభావముతో ప్రవర్తించు; భోజనపంక్తులలోనూ అలాగే ఉండు. సత్పురుషుల హితోపదేశములలోను, పుణ్యకథలలోను స్థిరంగా శ్రద్ధతో గ్రహించు.

Word by Word

• समभावेन: with equanimity
• समभावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/हेतुवाचक (instrumental: 'with/by')

• वर्तेथाः: conduct yourselves / behave
• वर्तेथाः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम् (manner adverb)

• भोजनपंक्तिषु: in dining rows/lines
• भोजनपंक्तिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक) + पंक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; (भोजनस्य पंक्तिः)

• सताम्: of the good/virtuous
• सताम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; (सज्जनानाम्)

• हितोपदेशेषु: in beneficial instructions
• हितोपदेशेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक) + उपदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; (हितस्य उपदेशः)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्

• पुण्यकथासु: in holy stories
• पुण्यकथासु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कथा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; (पुण्या कथा)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक निपात

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic instruction within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple annadāna hall: pilgrims seated in a long row, served equally; nearby, a circle of sādhus narrate a purāṇic story while listeners sit with folded hands.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Practice equanimity and humility in daily life, and value satsanga—good counsel and sacred narratives.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse promotes a general dharmic disposition supportive of tīrtha and purāṇa listening traditions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly recommends śravaṇa (listening) to puṇya-kathā and satām upadeśa; no specific vrata or snāna is stated.