Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

अद्वारेण न गन्तव्यं स्ववेश्मापि कदाचन । क्रीडेन्नाज्ञैः सहासीत न धर्म्मघ्नैर्न रोगिभिः

Transliteration

advāreṇa na gantavyaṃ svaveśmāpi kadācana | krīḍennājñaiḥ sahāsīta na dharmmaghnairna rogibhiḥ

Translation

دروازے کے سوا کسی اور راستے سے—اپنے ہی گھر میں بھی—کبھی داخل نہ ہو۔ جاہلوں کے ساتھ کھیل نہ کرے، نہ دھرم کو مٹانے والوں کی صحبت اختیار کرے، اور نہ دائمی بیماروں کے ساتھ (ایسے طور پر کہ طہارت و ضبط متاثر ہو)۔

Word by Word

• अद्वारेण: through a non-door (improper way)
• अद्वारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ-द्वार (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास: अ + द्वार)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• गन्तव्यम्: should not be gone / should not go
• गन्तव्यम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (तव्यत्) कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय/कर्तव्यता (gerundive: ‘to be gone/should go’)

• स्ववेश्म: in one's own house
• स्ववेश्म: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व-वेश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; स्व + वेश्मन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद-निपात (particle: even/also)

• कदाचन: ever
• कदाचन: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचन (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ever/at any time)

• क्रीडेत्: should play
• क्रीडेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अज्ञैः: with ignorant people
• अज्ञैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सह: with
• सह: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-शब्दः (preposition/particle: with)

• आसीत: should sit / should remain
• आसीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• धर्मघ्नैः: with destroyers of dharma
• धर्मघ्नैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म-घ्न (प्रातिपदिक; धर्म + घ्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• न: nor
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• रोगिभिः: with sick people
• रोगिभिः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Brāhma Khaṇḍa didactic narration in Dharmāraṇya context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A house/āśrama with a clearly marked doorway; a disciplined person enters respectfully. Nearby, groups of people: one dhārmic group with a sage; another rowdy group rejected. A sick person is shown cared for at a respectful distance, indicating prudence rather than contempt.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is protected by observing boundaries (maryādā) and choosing uplifting company.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; it is general instruction on decorum and association.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Behavioral prescriptions: enter through proper doorways and avoid associations that undermine discipline and purity.