Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

तस्य पुत्राश्च पौत्राश्च षण्मुखस्य प्रसादतः । ग्रहैर्वालग्रहैश्चैव न बाध्यंते कदाचन

Transliteration

tasya putrāśca pautrāśca ṣaṇmukhasya prasādataḥ | grahairvālagrahaiścaiva na bādhyaṃte kadācana

Translation

ด้วยพระกรุณาแห่งษัณมุขะ บุตรและหลานของเขาย่อมไม่ถูกรบกวนเลย ไม่ว่าด้วยอิทธิพลแห่งเคราะห์ดาว (คฤหะ) หรือด้วยพวกบาลคฤหะ ผู้ฉุดคร่าเด็ก ในกาลใดๆ

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• पौत्राः: grandsons
• पौत्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• षण्मुखस्य: of Ṣaṇmukha
• षण्मुखस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्मुख (प्रातिपदिक; षट् + मुख)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रसादतः: by (his) grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-प्रायः प्रयोगः ‘प्रसादतः’ = ‘प्रसादेन/प्रसादात्’

• ग्रहैः: by grahas (seizing spirits/planets)
• ग्रहैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• बालग्रहैः: by child-seizing spirits
• बालग्रहैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः): ‘बालान् गृह्णन्ति’ इति

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

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

• बाध्यन्ते: are afflicted
• बाध्यन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• कदाचन: ever, at any time
• कदाचन: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Deductive: Skanda (Kārttikeya) speaking within Setukhaṇḍa narration

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Skanda-prasāda linked to Mahālaya)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Skanda (Ṣaṇmukha) stands as a guardian with vel, radiating a protective aura around children and elders; shadowy graha symbols (planets) and bāla-graha figures retreat; the family stands near a tīrtha shore with ritual remnants of śrāddha.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda (Ṣaṇmukha)
• Grahas
• Bāla-grahas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace obtained through dharmic rites extends beyond the individual, safeguarding descendants from seen and unseen afflictions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setukhaṇḍa’s Setu Māhātmya context frames the promise of protection as part of the sacred tradition of the Setu region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied continuation of Mahālaya śrāddha on the prescribed tithi to gain Ṣaṇmukha’s prasāda (grace) and protection.