Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

सभार्यः ससुतो विप्रः सुदूराध्वसमाकुलः । उवास तस्यां शर्वर्य्यां शून्ये वै देवतालये

Transliteration

sabhāryaḥ sasuto vipraḥ sudūrādhvasamākulaḥ | uvāsa tasyāṃ śarvaryyāṃ śūnye vai devatālaye

Translation

พราหมณ์ผู้นั้นพร้อมภรรยาและบุตร อ่อนล้าจากทางไกลอันยาวนาน ได้พักค้างคืนในเทวาลัยที่ว่างเปล่าในราตรีนั้น

Word by Word

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• भार्यः: having a wife
• भार्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• स: he
• स: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सुतः: having a son
• सुतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• विप्रः: a Brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सु: very
• सु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-भाव)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (intensifier prefix)

• दूर: far
• दूर: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• अध्व: journey/road
• अध्व: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• समाकुलः: distressed/confused
• समाकुलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• उवास: stayed/dwelt
• उवास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्याम्: in that
• तस्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शर्वर्याम्: in the night
• शर्वर्याम्: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शर्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• शून्ये: in an empty (place)
• शून्ये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शून्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषण

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• देवतालये: in the temple/shrine
• देवतालये: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता+आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवतायाः आलयः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A weary brāhmaṇa traveler with wife and young son arrives at night to a deserted shrine; dim lamp niches, empty courtyard, wind from the sea; they settle quietly within the mandapa.

Characters & Entities

• vipra (Govindasvāmin implied)
• devatālaya (temple/shrine)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred spaces serve as refuge for dharmic travelers; endurance and simplicity are part of tīrtha-yātrā discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative remains in the pilgrimage zone around Prayāga, emphasizing the sanctity of even a simple devatālaya as shelter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it narrates lodging for the night in a temple.