Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

न दौर्भाग्यं कुले तस्य न चैवेष्टवियोजनम् । शत्रुतो न भयं तस्य भवेत्तस्यप्रसादतः

Transliteration

na daurbhāgyaṃ kule tasya na caiveṣṭaviyojanam | śatruto na bhayaṃ tasya bhavettasyaprasādataḥ

Translation

ด้วยพระกรุณาของพระองค์ ย่อมไม่มีเคราะห์ร้ายในตระกูลของผู้นั้น และไม่ต้องพรากจากสิ่งหรือผู้เป็นที่รัก อีกทั้งไม่หวาดกลัวศัตรู—ทั้งหมดนี้เกิดจากพระประสาทขององค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้า

Word by Word

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

• दौर्भाग्यम्: misfortune
• दौर्भाग्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौर्भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्तृ), एकवचन

• कुले: in (his) family
• कुले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय

• इष्टवियोजनम्: separation from what is dear
• इष्टवियोजनम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इष्ट + वियोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्तृ), एकवचन; समासः: इष्टस्य वियोजनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• शत्रुतः: from enemies
• शत्रुतः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्)
• Form: तसिलन्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb: from enemies)

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्तृ), एकवचन

• तस्य: for him/of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• भवेत्: would be/arise
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• तस्य: of that (deity) / his
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रसादतः: due to (his) grace
• प्रसादतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तसिल्)
• Form: तसिलन्त अव्यय (ablatival: due to/from grace)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced—Māhātmya narration style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Budheśvara (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee family receiving protective aura from Budheśvara; enemies retreating; household harmony symbolized by reunited loved ones; the liṅga radiates calm light signifying prasāda.

Characters & Entities

• Budheśvara
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva’s prasāda removes misfortune, preserves what is dear, and grants fearlessness—devotion bears tangible dhārmic protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, through the glorification of Budheśvara.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated here; it is a phalaśruti describing the fruits of receiving the deity’s grace.