Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

नात्र मृत्युभयं घोरं न जरारोगपीडनम् । यथेष्टं विहरात्रैव भुंक्ष्व भोगान्यथोचितान्

Transliteration

nātra mṛtyubhayaṃ ghoraṃ na jarārogapīḍanam | yatheṣṭaṃ viharātraiva bhuṃkṣva bhogānyathocitān

Translation

Ici, nulle effroyable crainte de la mort, ni tourment de la vieillesse ou de la maladie. Demeure selon ton gré et jouis des plaisirs justes et convenables.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• मृत्युभयम्: fear of death
• मृत्युभयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक) + भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मृत्योः भयम्)

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मृत्युभयम्)

• न: nor/not
• न: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• जरारोगपीडनम्: affliction by old age and disease
• जरारोगपीडनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + पीडन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहार/तत्पुरुष-समास (जरया रोगेण च पीडनम् इति भावः)

• यथेष्टम्: as you wish
• यथेष्टम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषणम् (as desired)

• विहर: roam/enjoy
• विहर: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विहर् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भुङ्क्ष्व: enjoy/eat
• भुङ्क्ष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (भुङ्क्ष्व)

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/according to)

• उचितान्: proper/appropriate
• उचितान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (भोगान्)

Speaker

Unspecified (within Adhyāya narrative; likely a guiding figure addressing another character)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene, luminous sacred domain where inhabitants move freely without signs of aging or illness; gentle abundance and orderly enjoyment under dharmic restraint.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine realms (or divinely protected states) are portrayed as free from mortality’s terror, teaching trust in higher refuge and right enjoyment aligned with propriety.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse snippet; it emphasizes a protected, deathless condition rather than a clearly identified location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse gives assurance and permission to dwell and enjoy appropriately, not a specific rite.