Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

अजीर्णप्रभवा रोगा ये चान्ये जठरोद्भवाः । मंत्रस्यास्य प्रभावेन सर्वे यांति द्रुतं क्षयम्

Transliteration

ajīrṇaprabhavā rogā ye cānye jaṭharodbhavāḥ | maṃtrasyāsya prabhāvena sarve yāṃti drutaṃ kṣayam

Translation

Krankheiten, die aus Unverdautem entstehen, und andere Leiden, die aus dem Bauch hervorgehen—durch die Kraft dieses Mantras gehen sie alle rasch zugrunde.

Word by Word

• ajīrṇaprabhavāḥ: arising from indigestion
• ajīrṇaprabhavāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: अजीर्णात् प्रभवः येषाम् (arising from indigestion); rogāḥ इति विशेषण

• rogāḥ: diseases
• rogāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• ye: which
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• anye: other
• anye: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; rogāḥ इति विशेषण

• jaṭharodbhavāḥ: arising from the stomach
• jaṭharodbhavāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jaṭhara (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: जठरात् उद्भवः येषाम् (arising from the belly/stomach); rogāḥ इति विशेषण

• maṃtrasya: of the mantra
• maṃtrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; संकेतवाचक सर्वनाम; maṃtrasya इति विशेषण

• prabhāvena: by the power
• prabhāvena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (by the power/effect)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; rogāḥ इति विशेषण

• yānti: go, proceed
• yānti: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: drutam (अव्यय/नपुंसक-रूपेण)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly)

• kṣayam: destruction, decline
• kṣayam: Gati/Karma (Goal/Object of motion/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः गन्तव्य (goal)

Speaker

Śiva (Vṛṣabhadhvaja)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāgara (tri-akṣara mantra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sufferer holding the belly sits near a shrine; a priest offers mantra-charged water; the person’s complexion brightens as the ailment dissipates like dark smoke.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma links spiritual practice with holistic wellbeing, presenting mantra as a force that restores balance and health.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The curative claims occur within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation/faith in the mantra (mantra-prabhāva) is the implied practice for relief.