Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

तस्य राज्ञो न बाधंते तथा चोपद्रवास्त्वमी । निरीतिको जनो ह्यासीन्निरुपद्रव एव च

Transliteration

tasya rājño na bādhaṃte tathā copadravāstvamī | nirītiko jano hyāsīnnirupadrava eva ca

Translation

Ninguna tribulación afligía a aquel rey, ni surgían calamidades. El pueblo estaba libre de peste y de temor, y permanecía por completo en paz, sin perturbación.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Genitive, Singular

• राज्ञः: of the king
• राज्ञः: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय — negation

• बाधन्ते: trouble/afflict
• बाधन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान/Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Present, 3rd person, Plural

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adhikaraṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय — adverb: thus/likewise

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय — and

• उपद्रवाः: calamities
• उपद्रवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय — but/indeed

• अमी: these
• अमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural (pronoun)

• निरीतिकः: free from calamity
• निरीतिकः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरीतिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (qualifying janaḥ)

• जनः: people
• जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय — indeed

• आसीत्: was
• आसीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperfect, 3rd person, Singular

• निरुपद्रवः: free from disturbance
• निरुपद्रवः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरुपद्रव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular (qualifying janaḥ)

• एव: certainly
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय — emphatic

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय — and

Speaker

Lomaśa (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Frame-dialogue listener(s)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tranquil city and countryside: farmers unafraid, children playing, no signs of disease or disaster; the king’s banner and a Śiva shrine in the background symbolize dharma-protection.

Characters & Entities

• Śveta (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A ruler grounded in dharma and devotion is shown as a cause of collective peace and protection from calamity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is thematic (public welfare) within Kedāra-khaṇḍa rather than a direct tirtha-glorification line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied ‘prescription’ is dharmic rule supported by devotion.