Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । न हुताशः समुद्रो वा वायुर्वा वृक्षपर्वतः । आयुधं वा न मे शक्ता देहपाताय भारत

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | na hutāśaḥ samudro vā vāyurvā vṛkṣaparvataḥ | āyudhaṃ vā na me śaktā dehapātāya bhārata

Translation

Nārada sprach: „Weder Feuer noch Ozean noch Wind, ja nicht einmal Bäume und Berge — noch irgendeine Waffe — besitzen die Macht, meinen Leib zu Fall zu bringen, o Bhārata.“

Word by Word

• नारदः: Nārada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• हुताशः: fire
• हुताशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hutāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: हुत+अश (तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समुद्रः: ocean
• समुद्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: samudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• वायुः: wind
• वायुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• वृक्षपर्वतः: trees and mountains
• वृक्षपर्वतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛkṣa + parvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: वृक्ष+पर्वत (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व, समाहार-प्रयोग); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आयुधम्: weapon
• आयुधम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyudha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Disjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• मे: of me/my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (enclitic)

• शक्ताः: are able
• शक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘समर्थाः’ अर्थे

• देहपाताय: for the fall/death of the body
• देहपाताय: Sampradana/Purpose (Dative of purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha + pāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: देह+पात (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘देहस्य पातः’); चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Arjuna (Bhārata)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada speaks with serene authority, listing fire, ocean, wind, mountains, weapons as powerless; behind him, symbolic vignettes of these elements appear like a cosmic tableau, while Arjuna listens.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bhārata (Arjuna)
• Agni
• Ocean
• Wind

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas, purity, and divine commission can render the sage fearless and unharmed by the elements, symbolizing mastery over nature.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it highlights the spiritual stature of Nārada rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it states a spiritual capability rather than a prescribed practice.