Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । भवतां नास्ति नु भयं धर्मात्सत्यं ब्रवीम्यहम्

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | bhavatāṃ nāsti nu bhayaṃ dharmātsatyaṃ bravīmyaham

Translation

Īśvara sprach: „Wahrlich, ich sage euch: Von Dharma habt ihr nichts zu fürchten.“

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: the Lord
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• भवताम्: of you (all)
• भवताम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोगः

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नु: indeed?/then?
• नु: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नु (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थ-निपात (interrogative particle)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• धर्मात्: from Dharma
• धर्मात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• ब्रवीमि: I speak
• ब्रवीमि: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kailāsa

Type: peak

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the devas led by Indra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Īśvara speaks calmly to the assembled devas: ‘You have no fear from Dharma; I speak the truth,’ transforming their trembling into stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Īśvara
• Dharma (Dharma-rāja)
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is not to be feared by the righteous; divine truth calms anxiety and reaffirms moral order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse conveys a universal dharmic assurance within the Dharmāraṇya storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a direct reassurance (abhaya-vākya).