Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

तमुत्थाप्य समाश्वास्य स मुनिः करुणार्द्रधीः । उवाच मा भैर्नृपते पुनर्वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्

Transliteration

tamutthāpya samāśvāsya sa muniḥ karuṇārdradhīḥ | uvāca mā bhairnṛpate punarvakṣyāmi te hitam

Translation

Er richtete ihn auf und tröstete ihn; der Weise, dessen Geist von Mitgefühl erweicht war, sprach: „Fürchte dich nicht, o König; ich werde dir erneut verkünden, was wahrhaft zu deinem Heil ist.“

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• उत्थाप्य: having lifted up
• उत्थाप्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); ‘उत्थाप्य’ = उत्थापयित्वा (having raised)

• समाश्वास्य: having consoled
• समाश्वास्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); ‘समाश्वास्य’ = समाश्वासयित्वा (having consoled)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• करुणार्द्रधीः: whose mind was softened by compassion
• करुणार्द्रधीः: Visheshana (Qualifier of muniḥ/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: करुणा + आर्द्र + धी (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थः—‘करुणया आर्द्रा धीः यस्य’ (compassion-moistened mind)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मा: do not
• मा: Sambandha (Prohibition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (prohibitive particle)

• भैः: fear
• भैः: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘मा’ सह निषेधार्थे (prohibitive: do not fear)

• नृपते: O king
• नृपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative); एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• वक्ष्यामि: I will tell
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ते: to you; for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (Genitive/Dative); एकवचन; एन्क्लिटिक रूप

• हितम्: what is beneficial
• हितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

Speaker

Muni (sage) addressing the king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage lifts the fallen king, supports him by the arm, and speaks gently; the king’s eyes reopen, tears lingering, as reassurance replaces panic.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True teachers steady the shaken mind with compassion and then impart beneficial wisdom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse emphasizes reassurance and the promise of dharmic instruction.