Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

गच्छ पुत्रि न संतापस्त्वया कार्यः कथंचन । अरिष्टं व्रज पंथानं मा संतु परिपन्थिनः

Transliteration

gaccha putri na saṃtāpastvayā kāryaḥ kathaṃcana | ariṣṭaṃ vraja paṃthānaṃ mā saṃtu paripanthinaḥ

Translation

“جا، بیٹی؛ کسی طرح کا رنج نہ کرنا۔ سلامتی کے راستے پر چلنا—تمہارے راستے میں کوئی رکاوٹ یا دشمن نہ ہو۔”

Word by Word

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• पुत्रि: O daughter
• पुत्रि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• संतापः: grief, distress
• संतापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (Pronoun), द्वितीया? नहीं; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• कार्यः: to be done, necessary
• कार्यः: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• कथंचन: in any way, at all
• कथंचन: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), प्रकारवाचक (manner)

• अरिष्टम्: safe, unharmed
• अरिष्टम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्म-विशेषण (object-qualifier)

• व्रज: go, proceed
• व्रज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• पंथानम्: path, road
• पंथानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पथिन्/पन्थान् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मा: do not
• मा: Nishedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (prohibitive particle used with optative/imperative sense)

• सन्तु: let there be / may they be
• सन्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपदम्

• परिपन्थिनः: obstructors, enemies on the way
• परिपन्थिनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिपन्थिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā offers paternal reassurance to Sarasvatī: do not grieve; go safely; may no adversaries hinder you—an intimate blessing before departure.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Sarasvatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dhārmic journey should be undertaken with steadiness and trust, supported by blessings for obstacle-free progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly, the verse supports the sacred itinerary within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya; the immediate focus is safe passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; it is a benediction (āśīrvāda) for protection and auspicious travel.