Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

कस्मात्त्वं कुरुषे भद्रे युक्तमेव वचो न ते । सर्वभूतदया कार्या प्राणिनां हि हितेच्छया

Transliteration

kasmāttvaṃ kuruṣe bhadre yuktameva vaco na te | sarvabhūtadayā kāryā prāṇināṃ hi hitecchayā

Translation

“¿Por qué hablas así, oh bondadosa? Tus palabras no son en verdad apropiadas. Debe practicarse la compasión hacia todos los seres, pues se ha de desear el bien de toda criatura viviente.”

Word by Word

• कस्मात्: from what? why?
• कस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कुरुषे: you do
• कुरुषे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भद्रे: O auspicious lady
• भद्रे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• युक्तम्: proper, fitting
• युक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त (कृदन्त; युज् धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• वचः: speech, statement
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• ते: your
• ते: Shashthi-Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वभूतदया: compassion toward all beings
• सर्वभूतदया: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + भूत + दया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां भूतानां दया)

• कार्या: should be done, to be practiced
• कार्या: Vidheya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (कृदन्त; कृ धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण, भाव्य/कर्तव्य-अर्थ (gerundive)

• प्राणिनाम्: of living beings
• प्राणिनाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Of/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• हि: indeed, for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• हितेच्छया: with the wish for welfare
• हितेच्छया: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हित + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हितस्य इच्छा)

Speaker

Hara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva gently admonishes Devī: her harsh words are unfitting; he teaches compassion for all beings, with a calm, instructive gesture.

Characters & Entities

• Hara (Śiva)
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Universal compassion (sarvabhūtadayā) is a foundational dharma; righteous speech and action aim at the welfare of all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it presents a universal dharma teaching within the tīrtha narrative framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the prescription is ethical: cultivate compassion and benevolence toward all life.