Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

भेकोऽहिना क्रीडते च मानुषा राक्षसैः सह । निर्भयं वसते तत्र धर्म्मारण्यं च भूतले

Transliteration

bheko'hinā krīḍate ca mānuṣā rākṣasaiḥ saha | nirbhayaṃ vasate tatra dharmmāraṇyaṃ ca bhūtale

Translation

There, even the frog plays with the serpent, and humans dwell together with rākṣasas. In that Dharmāraṇya upon the earth, all live without fear.

Word by Word

• भेकः: frog
• भेकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अहिना: with a snake
• अहिना: Sahakāraka/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• क्रीडते: plays/sports
• क्रीडते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• मानुषाः: humans
• मानुषाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• राक्षसैः: with demons
• राक्षसैः: Sahakāraka/Instrument (सह/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राक्षस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक अव्यय (postposition/adverbial particle)

• निर्भयम्: fearlessly/without fear
• निर्भयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• वसते: dwells/lives
• वसते: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• धर्म्मारण्यम्: the Dharma-forest (Dharmāraṇya)
• धर्म्मारण्यम्: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + अरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धर्मस्य अरण्यम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• भूतले: on the earth/ground
• भूतले: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूतल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator/teacher voice (contextual speaker not explicit in this verse; within Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene forest clearing labeled Dharmāraṇya: a frog playfully near a coiled serpent without threat; humans and rākṣasas sit together peacefully under sacred trees; soft light suggests divine protection.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya
• Rākṣasas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The power of a sacred kṣetra can pacify hostility and establish fearlessness and harmony among all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, described as a protected zone of peace even for opposed beings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse highlights the kṣetra’s protective and harmonizing nature.