Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

आश्रमे सकलं ब्रह्मन्कच्चित्ते कुशलं मुने । स्वाध्याये तपसि प्राज्ञ शिष्येषु मृगपक्षिषु

Transliteration

āśrame sakalaṃ brahmankaccitte kuśalaṃ mune | svādhyāye tapasi prājña śiṣyeṣu mṛgapakṣiṣu

Translation

«يا أيها الحكيمُ البراهمنيّ، أكلُّ شيءٍ بخيرٍ في أشرمك؟ يا مُني، أفي قلبك سكينةٌ وسلام؟ يا ذا الحكمة—هل يزدهر سْفادهياياك (تلاوةُ النصوص المقدّسة) وتَبَسُك (الزهدُ والنسك)، وهل تلاميذك، وكذلك الظباءُ والطيور، بخير؟»

Word by Word

• āśrame: in the hermitage
• āśrame: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘आश्रमे’ = in the hermitage

• sakalam: all/entire
• sakalam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘सकलम्’ = all/entire (qualifying implied ‘कुशलम्’)

• brahman: O brahmin
• brahman: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन — ‘ब्रह्मन्’

• kaccit: is it the case?/I hope
• kaccit: Sambandha (Interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kaccit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नार्थक-निपात) — ‘कच्चित्’ = whether?/I hope

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक) — ‘ते’ = your

• citte: in the mind
• citte: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘चित्ते’ = in (your) mind

• kuśalam: well-being
• kuśalam: Karma (Object of implied ‘अस्ति’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘कुशलम्’ = welfare/well-being

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन — ‘मुने’

• svādhyāye: in self-study
• svādhyāye: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svādhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘स्वाध्याये’ = in self-study/recitation

• tapasi: in austerity
• tapasi: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘तपसि’ = in austerity

• prājña: O wise one
• prājña: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prājña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन — ‘प्राज्ञ’

• śiṣyeṣu: among the disciples
• śiṣyeṣu: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन — ‘शिष्येषु’ = among/in the disciples

• mṛgapakṣiṣu: among deer and birds
• mṛgapakṣiṣu: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga+pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन — ‘मृगपक्षिषु’ = among deer and birds

Speaker

Rambhā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the sage (muni)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The apsarā addresses the sage with courteous concern: the hermitage in the background shows students, deer, and birds living peacefully, suggesting a sanctified ecosystem shaped by tapas.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic āśrama life includes inner peace, disciplined study and austerity, and compassionate harmony with all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter belongs to a tīrtha-glorification section, but this verse focuses on āśrama well-being rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; it highlights ongoing practices—svādhyāya (sacred study) and tapas (austerity).