Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

भविष्यथ तथा यूयं क्षुत्पिपासानिपीडिताः । तैः सर्वैः प्रार्थितः सोऽपि भूयोभूयः प्रणम्य तम्

Transliteration

bhaviṣyatha tathā yūyaṃ kṣutpipāsānipīḍitāḥ | taiḥ sarvaiḥ prārthitaḥ so'pi bhūyobhūyaḥ praṇamya tam

Translation

„So werdet ihr werden—von Hunger und Durst gepeinigt.“ Da flehten sie alle zu ihm; und auch er, sich immer wieder vor Ihm verneigend, brachte seine Bitte dar.

Word by Word

• bhaviṣyatha: you will become/be
• bhaviṣyatha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• tathā: thus, in that manner
• tathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• yūyam: you (all)
• yūyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, मध्यमपुरुष, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• kṣut-pipāsā-anipīḍitāḥ: not afflicted by hunger and thirst
• kṣut-pipāsā-anipīḍitāḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṣut (प्रातिपदिक) + pipāsā (प्रातिपदिक) + anipīḍita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (kṣut+pipāsā) within a larger तत्पुरुष: 'क्षुत्पिपासाभ्याम् अनिपीडिताः' (not afflicted by hunger and thirst); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; predicate adjective with 'yūyam'

• taiḥ: by them
• taiḥ: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; agent with passive

• sarvaiḥ: by all (of them)
• sarvaiḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन; qualifying 'taiḥ'

• prārthitaḥ: was entreated/requested
• prārthitaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√arth (धातु) > prārthita (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; predicate participle

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• api: also, even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• bhūyaḥ-bhūyaḥ: again and again
• bhūyaḥ-bhūyaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (iterative adverb)

• praṇamya: having bowed
• praṇamya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√nam (धातु) > praṇamya (क्त्वान्त अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• tam: to him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

Speaker

Messenger (dūta) narrating the aftermath of the curse/punishment

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Cursed beings, now weakened, plead with folded hands, repeatedly bowing; their bodies appear gaunt, conveying hunger and thirst; the authority figure stands composed.

Characters & Entities

• Vyantaras (formerly rākṣasas)
• Vibhīṣaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Suffering follows harmful conduct; repeated humility and prayer mark the beginning of reform.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode continues within the Rāmeśvara tīrtha-mahātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; repeated praṇāma and prārthanā (supplication) are highlighted.