Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्देशे प्रदेशे वा वने वा सरि तस्तटे । पर्यंते वा यथास्थाने ग्रामे वा तत्रतत्र च

Transliteration

yasmindeśe pradeśe vā vane vā sari tastaṭe | paryaṃte vā yathāsthāne grāme vā tatratatra ca

Translation

ไม่ว่าในแผ่นดินหรือถิ่นใด—จะในป่า ริมฝั่งแม่น้ำ แดนชายขอบ ณ ที่พำนักอันควรของตน หรือในหมู่บ้านนั้นนี้—

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/निर्देश (relative)

• देशे: in a country/region
• देशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• प्रदेशे: in a locality/area
• प्रदेशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• वने: in a forest
• वने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• सरितः: of a river
• सरितः: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• तटे: on the bank
• तटे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• पर्यन्ते: at the boundary/end
• पर्यन्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्यन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• यथास्थाने: in the proper place
• यथास्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण; अव्ययीभाव-समास (adverbial compound)

• ग्रामे: in a village
• ग्रामे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• तत्र: in each such place
• तत्र: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for distributive sense)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Dharmāraṇyakhaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (wider mandala)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic map-like scene: messengers traveling through forest paths, along a riverbank, entering villages, and reaching border outposts, searching for brāhmaṇas.

Characters & Entities

• Forest (Vana)
• Riverbank (Saritas-taṭa)
• Villages (Grāma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is to be sought and honored everywhere—across landscapes, settlements, and boundaries.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya’s wider sacred landscape is implied—forests, riverbanks, and villages connected to the holy region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An instruction-like setup: locate and gather the brāhmaṇas wherever they reside.