Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

ज्ञानसंपत्प्रयुक्तानि यादृशानि महात्मना । तेन संयाचितान्येव व्याधिमंत्रास्तथैव च

Transliteration

jñānasaṃpatprayuktāni yādṛśāni mahātmanā | tena saṃyācitānyeva vyādhimaṃtrāstathaiva ca

Translation

„Und so, wie jener Großgesinnte, reich an der Fülle des Wissens, sie einsetzte, so wurden ihm auf sein Ersuchen ebenso die krankheitsbezwingenden Mantras gewährt.“

Word by Word

• ज्ञानसंपत्-प्रयुक्तानि: employed through the power of knowledge
• ज्ञानसंपत्-प्रयुक्तानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + संपत् (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रयुक्त (प्र + युज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘ज्ञानसंपदा प्रयुक्तानि’ (employed/activated by the wealth of knowledge) — विशेषण (of मन्त्राः/अस्त्राणि implied)

• यादृशानि: of what kind
• यादृशानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-विशेषण (of the manifested items)

• महात्मना: by the great-souled one
• महात्मना: Karana (Agent/instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संयाचितानि: requested
• संयाचितानि: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + याच् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; अर्थः ‘याचितानि/प्रार्थितानि’ (requested)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Kriya-visheshana (Emphasis/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (indeed)

• व्याधिमन्त्राः: disease-mantras
• व्याधिमन्त्राः: Karta (Co-subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘व्याधेः मन्त्राः’ (mantras for disease)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Kriya-visheshana (Emphasis/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (indeed)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (and)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A great-souled, knowledge-rich figure requests and receives disease-controlling mantras, paralleling how he previously employed divine means; the scene shifts from weapons to healing formulas.

Characters & Entities

• mahātmā (great-souled person)
• vyādhi (disease)
• mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Knowledge used in service of dharma becomes a channel for grace—mantras are portrayed as compassionate instruments for relief.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse itself does not specify a location; it contributes to the broader sacred-place glorification by highlighting benefits (protection and healing) associated with the episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied practice is mantra-application for healing, but no specific japa count, rite, or vow is stated.