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

« Pourquoi parles-tu ainsi, ô douce âme ? Tes paroles ne sont pas vraiment convenables. La compassion envers tous les êtres doit être pratiquée, car il faut souhaiter le bien de toute créature vivante. »

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.