Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

देहेऽस्मिन्बुद्बुदाकारे कृमियूथसमाकुले । कामक्रोधभयद्रोहमोहमात्सर्यकारिणि

Transliteration

dehe'sminbudbudākāre kṛmiyūthasamākule | kāmakrodhabhayadrohamohamātsaryakāriṇi

Translation

—dans ce corps, semblable à une bulle, grouillant de cohortes de vers, qui engendre désir, colère, peur, malveillance, illusion et jalousie—

Word by Word

• dehe: in the body
• dehe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• budbudākāre: bubble-shaped
• budbudākāre: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: budbuda + ākāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: बुद्बुदस्य आकारः यस्य = 'bubble-shaped' (locative agreeing with dehe)

• kṛmiyūthasamākule: filled with swarms of worms
• kṛmiyūthasamākule: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛmi + yūtha + samākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: कृमियूथेन समाकुलः = 'crowded with swarms of worms'

• kāmakrodhabhayadrohamohamātsaryakāriṇi: producing desire, anger, fear, malice, delusion, envy
• kāmakrodhabhayadrohamohamātsaryakāriṇi: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma + krodha + bhaya + droha + moha + mātsarya + kārin (कृ, धातु; णिनि-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: कामादीन् करोति/जनयति इति = 'producing desire, anger, fear, malice, delusion, envy'

Speaker

Munayaḥ (the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setutīrtha (Setukṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic body formed of translucent bubbles near the sea, with small dark motifs representing worms/decay; around it, personified inner enemies (kāma, krodha, bhaya, droha, moha, mātsarya) circle like shadows, while a calm light of discernment stands apart.

Characters & Entities

• Deha (body)
• Ṣaḍ-ripu-like afflictions (kāma, krodha, etc.)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The body is fragile and a seedbed of afflictions; liberation requires mastery over passions and dispassion toward bodily identity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu/Rāmeśvaram context supports inner cleansing alongside outer pilgrimage, though no single sub-tīrtha is named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; it encourages self-restraint (saṃyama) and contemplative discernment.