Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

शारीरं मानसं दुःखं सतापं तपसां निधे । त्वया मधुरया वाचा हृतं राक्षसनाशनात्

Transliteration

śārīraṃ mānasaṃ duḥkhaṃ satāpaṃ tapasāṃ nidhe | tvayā madhurayā vācā hṛtaṃ rākṣasanāśanāt

Translation

„O Schatz der Askese, mein körperliches und geistiges Leid—mitsamt seiner brennenden Qual—ist durch deine sanften Worte und durch die Vernichtung des Rākṣasa hinweggenommen worden.“

Word by Word

• शारीरम्: bodily
• शारीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शारीर (प्रातिपदिक; शरीर-सम्बन्धिन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; adjective)

• मानसम्: mental
• मानसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस (प्रातिपदिक; मनस्-सम्बन्धिन्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; adjective)

• दुःखम्: sorrow, pain
• दुःखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• सतापम्: with torment; painful
• सतापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सताप (प्रातिपदिक; स-ताप)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter, nominative/accusative singular; adjective)

• तपसाम्: of austerities
• तपसाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन (neuter, genitive plural)

• निधे: O treasure (store)
• निधे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन (masculine, vocative singular)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (pronoun, instrumental singular)

• मधुरया: sweet
• मधुरया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; विशेषण (feminine, instrumental singular; adjective)

• वाचा: with speech/words
• वाचा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाच् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन (feminine, instrumental singular)

• हृतम्: removed, taken away
• हृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘अपहृतम्/नष्टम्’ अर्थः (PPP; neuter nom/acc sg)

• राक्षसनाशनात्: from (the cause of) destroying the demon(s)
• राक्षसनाशनात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस + नाशन (प्रातिपदिक); राक्षसस्य नाशनम्
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन (neuter, ablative singular); हेतौ/अपादाने (cause/source)

Speaker

Vṛndārikā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A distressed queen speaks with folded hands to an ascetic; the atmosphere shifts from fear to calm, with the suggestion of a defeated rākṣasa and a serene hermitage backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Vṛndārikā
• Rākṣasa
• Mādhava/Hari (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma heals: compassionate speech and the removal of oppressive evil together relieve both inner and outer suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it supports the māhātmya’s devotional message rather than giving geographic detail.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; tapas is praised as an epithet, not prescribed as a rite here.