Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण स्नानैर्दानैः पृथग्विधैः । तथा यज्ञैर्जपैर्होमैस्तत्र वृत्तिर्भवेन्नृणाम्

Transliteration

tapasā brahmacaryeṇa snānairdānaiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ | tathā yajñairjapairhomaistatra vṛttirbhavennṛṇām

Translation

Tại đó, nếp sống của con người được hun đúc bởi khổ hạnh (tapas) và phạm hạnh (brahmacarya), bởi những cuộc tắm gội thiêng và các hình thức bố thí khác nhau; cũng vậy bởi tế lễ, trì tụng (japa) và cúng lửa (homa).

Word by Word

• तपसा: by austerity
• तपसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by/with austerity)

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by brahmacarya
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by celibacy/continence)

• स्नानैः: by baths
• स्नानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by baths)

• दानैः: by gifts
• दानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by gifts/charity)

• पृथग्विधैः: of various kinds
• पृथग्विधैः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथग् (अव्यय) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural agreeing with स्नानैः/दानैः; ‘of various kinds’

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/उपक्रम (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• यज्ञैः: by sacrifices
• यज्ञैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by sacrifices)

• जपैः: by japa (recitation)
• जपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by recitations)

• होमैः: by homa offerings
• होमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (by oblations/fire-offerings)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: ‘there/in that time’)

• वृत्तिः: the way of life
• वृत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (mode of life/occupation)

• भवेत्: would be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative 3rd sg (would be/should be)

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural (of men)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not stated in snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A montage-like depiction of dharmic life: ascetics in tapas, students in brahmacarya, pilgrims bathing, donors giving, priests performing homa, devotees doing japa—each vignette harmonized into one sacred panorama.

Characters & Entities

• Tapas
• Brahmacarya
• Snāna
• Dāna
• Yajña
• Japa
• Homa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic life is sustained through disciplined conduct and sacred acts—tapas, purity, charity, and worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is specified; the verse outlines universal dharma-practices within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It commends snāna (sacred bathing), dāna (charity), yajña, japa, and homa as defining religious practices.