Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तथा न प्राप्नुयाद्दोषं गृहजातं कथंचन । शिल्पोत्थं कुपदोत्थं च कुवास्तुजमथापि च

Transliteration

tathā na prāpnuyāddoṣaṃ gṛhajātaṃ kathaṃcana | śilpotthaṃ kupadotthaṃ ca kuvāstujamathāpi ca

Translation

ฉันนั้นแล ย่อมไม่ประสบโทษอันเกิดจากเรือนเลยไม่ว่ากรณีใด—จะเกิดจากงานช่างที่บกพร่อง จากปท (ผัง) อัปมงคล หรือแม้จากวาสตุที่ไม่ถูกต้องก็ตาม

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकार/समुच्चय) = likewise/so

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध-निपात) = negation

• प्राप्नुयात्: would incur / obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 'would obtain/incur'

• दोषम्: fault / defect
• दोषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• गृहजातम्: arising from the house
• गृहजातम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gṛha + jāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'गृहात् जातम्' = arising from a house; 'जात' (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) adjectival; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (qualifying दोषम्)

• कथंचन: in any way at all
• कथंचन: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/क्रियाविशेषण) = in any way/at all

• शिल्पोत्थम्: arising from workmanship
• शिल्पोत्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śilpa + uttha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'शिल्पात् उत्थम्' = arising from craftsmanship; 'उत्थ' (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त) adjectival; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (elliptically qualifying दोषम्)

• कुपदोत्थम्: arising from a faulty layout/measure
• कुपदोत्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ku + pada + uttha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'कुपदात् उत्थम्' = arising from a bad/incorrect pada (site/measure/step); 'उत्थ' adjectival; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) = conjunction 'and'

• कुवास्तुजम्: born of faulty Vāstu
• कुवास्तुजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ku + vāstu + ja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: 'कुवास्तोः जम्' = born of bad Vāstu; 'ज' (कृत्/प्रत्ययान्त, 'born from') adjectival; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अथ: and further
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) = then/also/further

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) = also/even

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) = and

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice; implied for this section)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vāstu-pada-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A household and its blueprint are shown alongside the sacred vāstu-grid; dark ‘defect’ motifs dissolve as the rite’s sanctity spreads, symbolizing freedom from gṛha-doṣa, śilpa-doṣa, and ku-vāstu.

Characters & Entities

• Vāstu-doṣa
• Gṛha (house)
• Śilpa (craftsmanship)
• Pada (layout)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When sacred order is established, even worldly harms like dwelling-defects are restrained through dharmic alignment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra associated with the Vāstu-pada’s manifestation and protective power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied: honoring the Vāstu-pada and its worship in this kṣetra is presented as the means to avert house-related doṣas.