Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

यादृशं प्राक्तनं कर्म तादृशं विंदते वपुः । भुंक्ते तदनुरूपाणि सुखदुःखानि वै ह्यसौ

Transliteration

yādṛśaṃ prāktanaṃ karma tādṛśaṃ viṃdate vapuḥ | bhuṃkte tadanurūpāṇi sukhaduḥkhāni vai hyasau

Translation

กรรมเก่ามีลักษณะเช่นใด ก็ได้กายเช่นนั้น; และตามกรรมนั้นเอง ย่อมเสวยสุขและทุกข์ให้สมควรแก่กันโดยแท้

Word by Word

• यादृशम्: of what kind
• यादृशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘यत्-प्रकारम्’ (of what kind)

• प्राक्तनम्: former; previous
• प्राक्तनम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāktana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• कर्म: deed; action (karma)
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• तादृशम्: of that kind
• तादृशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘तत्-प्रकारम्’ (of that kind)

• विन्दते: finds; obtains
• विन्दते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vid (विद् धातु, लभ्-अर्थे)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्, आत्मनेपदम्

• वपुः: body
• वपुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भुङ्क्ते: experiences; enjoys/suffers
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्, आत्मनेपदम्

• तदनुरूपाणि: corresponding to that
• तदनुरूपाणि: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + anurūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (तस्य अनुरूपाणि = corresponding to that); नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• सुखदुःखानि: pleasures and pains
• सुखदुःखानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (सुखं च दुःखं च); नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/निश्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (indeed)

• हि: for; indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चये अव्ययम् (for/indeed)

• असौ: he; that person
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Unknown (context not provided; likely a Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic balance: a jīva moving through different bodies (human, animal, divine) on a wheel of karma; above, a serene dharma-scale weighing puṇya and pāpa; below, scenes of joy and sorrow.

Characters & Entities

• Karma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One’s circumstances and experiences reflect past actions; therefore cultivate dharma now to shape a better destiny.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is a general doctrine of karma and its fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is mentioned; the implied guidance is ethical living, charity, and devotion to purify karma.