Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

अशून्यं शयनं येन स्वकलत्रेण जायते । तथा न गृहसंत्यागः स्वकीयस्य प्रजायते

Transliteration

aśūnyaṃ śayanaṃ yena svakalatreṇa jāyate | tathā na gṛhasaṃtyāgaḥ svakīyasya prajāyate

Translation

ایسا کون سا انوشتھان ہے جس سے اپنی جائز زوجہ کے بغیر بستر خالی نہ رہے، اور اسی طرح اپنا ہی گھر چھوڑنے کی نوبت بھی نہ آئے۔

Word by Word

• अशून्यम्: not empty
• अशून्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of शयनम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- (उपसर्ग/निषेध) + शून्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचनम्; नञ्-समाससदृशः (privative)

• शयनम्: bed; sleeping-place
• शयनम्: Karma (Object/goal of making)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचनम्

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धे/करणे (by which)

• स्वकलत्रेण: with one’s own wife
• स्वकलत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/Association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः: 'स्वं कलत्रम्'

• जायते: is produced; happens
• जायते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यतार्थक-अव्ययम् (thus/likewise)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation)

• गृहसंत्यागः: abandonment of the house
• गृहसंत्यागः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + संत्याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'गृहस्य संत्यागः'

• स्वकीयस्य: of one’s own
• स्वकीयस्य: Sambandha (Possessor; qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गः, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• प्रजायते: arises; comes about
• प्रजायते: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Indra (Vāsava), continuing the request for a remedy that preserves household stability (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder couple stands respectfully near the guru; the request is for a vow that keeps the home intact—no forced separation—while ensuring safety; domestic symbols (lamp, threshold) appear.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Vāsava)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma values stability of gṛhastha life; spiritual practice is sought to protect marriage and home from disruption.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it defines the desired fruit of the forthcoming vrata.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It alludes to an observance that ensures “aśūnya-śayana” (non-empty bed) and prevents “gṛha-saṃtyāga” (loss/abandonment of home).