Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

भूयश्च पृच्छ राजेंद्र संदेहो यो हृदि स्थितः

Transliteration

bhūyaśca pṛccha rājeṃdra saṃdeho yo hṛdi sthitaḥ

Translation

Frage erneut, o Bester der Könige, welchen Zweifel auch immer dein Herz noch festhält.

Word by Word

• भूयः: again/further
• भूयः: Prakaraṇa (प्रकार/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय/तुलनात्मक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb): पुनः/अधिकम् (again/further)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (and)

• पृच्छ: ask
• पृच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+छ्/पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम-पुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्

• राज-इन्द्र: O king (best of kings)
• राज-इन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘king among kings’); पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• यः: which/that (doubt)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्ध-सूचकः (relative pronoun)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्/हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• स्थितः: situated/remaining
• स्थितः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (PPP), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (यः/संदेहः)

Speaker

Bhīṣma (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhīṣma gestures gently, inviting further questions; Yudhiṣṭhira’s face shows thoughtful doubt turning into clarity; the setting is serene, emphasizing pedagogy over spectacle.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is clarified through sincere inquiry; doubts should be voiced so right practice can be firmly understood.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger context is Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya; this line is a dialogic bridge rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the prescription is the method of learning—asking questions to remove saṃdeha.