Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

त्वया विरहितं लोकं शववत्स्पृशते मही । न त्वया रहितं किञ्चि द्दृश्यते सचराचरे

Transliteration

tvayā virahitaṃ lokaṃ śavavatspṛśate mahī | na tvayā rahitaṃ kiñci ddṛśyate sacarācare

Translation

Sans Toi, le monde est touché par la terre comme un cadavre. Dans tout ce qui se meut et ne se meut pas, rien n’apparaît dépourvu de Toi.

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you / without you (as agent of separation)
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विरहितम्: devoid of; separated from
• विरहितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+रह् (धातु) → विरहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लोकम्)

• लोकम्: the world
• लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शववत्: like a corpse
• शववत्: Visheshaṇa (Adverbial qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शव (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (adverb: like a corpse)

• स्पृशते: touches / comes into contact with
• स्पृशते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• मही: the earth
• मही: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• त्वया: by you / without you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रहितम्: devoid of
• रहितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रह् (धातु) → रहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (किञ्चित्)

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite: anything)

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपदम्

• सचराचरे: in (the realm of) moving and unmoving beings
• सचराचरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्गसदृश) + चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (चर+अचर), ‘स-’ = सहित; विशेषणम् (लोके)

Speaker

Kāma (addressing Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative tableau: Śiva’s subtle presence suffuses the world—trees, animals, rivers, stones glow with a faint liṅga-like radiance, while Kāma speaks with philosophical intensity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is presented as the indwelling reality of all beings; separation from the Divine is spiritual lifelessness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the broader māhātmya by asserting Śiva’s omnipresence in sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is a theological assertion within a prayer.