Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

आयुः कर्म च वित्तं च विद्या निधनमेव च । पूर्वसृष्टानि यान्येव संभवंति हि तानि वै

Transliteration

āyuḥ karma ca vittaṃ ca vidyā nidhanameva ca | pūrvasṛṣṭāni yānyeva saṃbhavaṃti hi tāni vai

Translation

อายุ กรรม ทรัพย์ ความรู้ และแม้ความตาย—สิ่งใดที่ถูกกำหนดสร้างไว้ก่อนแล้ว สิ่งนั้นแลย่อมบังเกิดขึ้นจริง

Word by Word

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कर्म: action/deed
• कर्म: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• वित्तम्: wealth
• वित्तम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• विद्या: knowledge/learning
• विद्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• निधनम्: death/end
• निधनम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

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

• पूर्वसृष्टानि: created beforehand
• पूर्वसृष्टानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व-सृष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘सृष्ट’ (√सृज्) ; ‘पूर्वं सृष्टानि’ इति अव्यय-तत्पुरुष

• यानि: which (things)
• यानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धे ‘which/whatever’

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• संभवन्ति: come to be/arise
• संभवन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतु/निश्चय-अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)

• तानि: those (things)
• तानि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वै: certainly
• वै: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Dakṣa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative tableau: Dakṣa articulates the doctrine of pre-fashioned destiny—life, wealth, learning, deeds, and death unfold as ordained; Soma listens in sober acceptance.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Soma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Human conditions are shown as governed by prior causes and cosmic order; wisdom lies in aligning with dharma and seeking the highest refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya, where sacred place and devotion become the means to transcend suffering.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; it establishes a doctrinal frame about ordained outcomes.