Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

पुनर्भूमौ शयिष्यामि यावन्मासचतुष्टयम् । निष्कलत्रो भयोद्विग्नो ब्रह्मचर्यपरायणः

Transliteration

punarbhūmau śayiṣyāmi yāvanmāsacatuṣṭayam | niṣkalatro bhayodvigno brahmacaryaparāyaṇaḥ

Translation

سأضطجع على الأرض من جديد أربعة أشهر—بلا زوجة، مرتجفاً من الخوف، مكرَّساً للبراهماچاريا، أي رياضة العفّة والانضباط.

Word by Word

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्ययम् (again)

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गः, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचनम्

• शयिष्यामि: I will lie down; I will sleep
• शयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शी (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/future), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• यावत्: for as long as; up to
• यावत्: Kala-adhikarana (Time limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/संबन्ध-शब्द)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-वाचक-अव्ययम् (as long as; up to)

• मासचतुष्टयम्: a set of four months
• मासचतुष्टयम्: Karma (Extent/measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक) + चतुष्टय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'मासानां चतुष्टयम्' (four months)

• निष्कलत्रः: without a wife
• निष्कलत्रः: Karta (Predicate adjective of implied अहम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः (उपसर्ग/निषेध) + कलत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (without wife)

• भयोद्विग्नः: disturbed by fear
• भयोद्विग्नः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्विग्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः: 'भयेन उद्विग्नः' (agitated by fear)

• ब्रह्मचर्यपरायणः: devoted to celibacy
• ब्रह्मचर्यपरायणः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + परायण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः: 'ब्रह्मचर्ये परायणः' (devoted to celibacy)

Speaker

Indra (Vāsava) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vow-taker prepares for a four-month observance: simple bedding on earth, absence of spouse, a restrained posture, and an atmosphere of vigilance and fear turning into resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Vāsava)
• Brahmacarya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fear and loss are met with tapas—restraint, humility, and disciplined living as preparation for divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it emphasizes personal austerity within the larger tīrtha-centered narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A four-month discipline: sleeping on the ground and practicing brahmacarya/sexual restraint.