Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

यत्रयत्र च वत्स्यंति मद्वं शप्रभवानराः । तत्रतत्र श्रियो वासो वनेऽपि प्रभविष्यति

Transliteration

yatrayatra ca vatsyaṃti madvaṃ śaprabhavānarāḥ | tatratatra śriyo vāso vane'pi prabhaviṣyati

Translation

جہاں جہاں میری نسل سے پیدا ہوئے لوگ بسیں گے، وہاں وہاں شری کا واس—یعنی برکت، خوش حالی اور سعادت—جنگل میں بھی ظاہر ہو جائے گا۔

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (relative adverb)

• यत्र: wherever
• यत्र: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (yatra-yatra = wherever)

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

• वत्स्यन्ति: will dwell/stay
• वत्स्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• मद्वम्: (unclear reading) ‘madvaṃ’
• मद्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषण; पाठभेद/अस्पष्ट-रूप (context suggests ‘my/related to me’ or a group-name)

• शप्रभवाः: born of a curse
• शप्रभवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श + प्रभव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (शाप-प्रभव = born from a curse)

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (correlative adverb)

• तत्र: in every such place
• तत्र: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (tatra-tatra = in each such place)

• श्रियो: of prosperity/of Śrī
• श्रियो: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Vedic/poetic gen. ‘śriyaḥ/śriyo’)

• वासः: dwelling/abode
• वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वने: in the forest
• वने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• प्रभविष्यति: will arise/flourish
• प्रभविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु) with प्र- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Tīrthamāhātmya (speaker not explicit in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blessing spreads across landscapes: wherever the lineage dwells—even in wilderness—Lakṣmī’s presence appears as flourishing groves, full granaries, and auspicious signs.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī (Lakṣmī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspiciousness follows dharma and sacred association; prosperity is portrayed as a spiritual consequence, not merely material chance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is specified; the verse states a general blessing connected to a revered lineage within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a benedictory statement about the manifestation of Śrī (fortune).