Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 141

Devanagari script

क्षुत्तृट्छीतादिदमनं वधबन्धनताडनम् । नासाप्रवेधनं त्रासः प्रतोदांकुशताडनम्

Transliteration

kṣuttṛṭchītādidamanaṃ vadhabandhanatāḍanam | nāsāpravedhanaṃ trāsaḥ pratodāṃkuśatāḍanam

Translation

وفيها الإخضاعُ بالجوعِ والعطشِ والبردِ وما شابه؛ والذبحُ والأسرُ والضرب؛ وثقبُ الأنفِ، وخوفٌ دائمٌ، وضرباتُ المِسْواطِ ومِعْوَلِ الفيلِ (الأنكوش).

Word by Word

• kṣut: hunger
• kṣut: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣudh (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (hunger; stem used in compound)

• tṛṭ: thirst
• tṛṭ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (thirst; stem used in compound)

• śīta: cold
• śīta: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (cold; stem used in compound)

• ādi: and the like
• ādi: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/आद्यार्थे: “etc.”)

• damanaṃ: subduing/controlling
• damanaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: damana (प्रातिपदिक; √dam दम् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक/कर्मवाचक (act of subduing)

• kṣuttṛṭśītādidamanaṃ: subduing hunger, thirst, cold, etc.
• kṣuttṛṭśītādidamanaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣut+tṛṭ+śīta+ādi+damana (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (kṣut-tṛṭ-śīta-ādi-ānāṃ damanam)

• vadha: killing
• vadha: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (killing; stem in compound)

• bandhana: binding/imprisonment
• bandhana: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bandhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (binding/imprisonment; stem in compound)

• tāḍanam: beating
• tāḍanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāḍana (प्रातिपदिक; √tāḍ ताड् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (beating; act noun)

• vadhabandhanatāḍanam: killing, binding, and beating
• vadhabandhanatāḍanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vadha+bandhana+tāḍana (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (vadhaśca bandhanaṃ ca tāḍanaṃ ca)

• nāsā: nose
• nāsā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (nose; stem in compound)

• pravedhanam: piercing
• pravedhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pravedhana (प्रातिपदिक; pra+√vyadh व्यध् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (piercing)

• nāsāpravedhanam: piercing of the nose
• nāsāpravedhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāsā+pravedhana (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (nāsāyāḥ pravedhanam)

• trāsaḥ: terror
• trāsaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: trāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (fear/terror)

• pratoda: goad/whip
• pratoda: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratoda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (goad/whip; stem in compound)

• aṃkuśa: hook (elephant-goad)
• aṃkuśa: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃkuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (hook/goad; stem in compound)

• pratodāṃkuśatāḍanam: beating with a whip and hook
• pratodāṃkuśatāḍanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratoda+aṃkuśa+tāḍana (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तृतीया/करण-तत्पुरुष (pratodena aṃkuśena ca tāḍanam)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stark tableau of embodied suffering: beings driven by hunger and thirst, shivering in cold, bound and beaten; a nose-piercing scene and the looming elephant-hook (aṅkuśa) symbolizing coercive control; the mood is admonitory, not sensational.

Characters & Entities

• Paśu
• Nāga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cruelty and coercion are pervasive in worldly life; dharma calls for compassion and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the ethical implication aligns with ahiṃsā and humane conduct.