Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

न मेऽस्ति विभवः कश्चिद्येन भोगं करोम्यहम्

Transliteration

na me'sti vibhavaḥ kaścidyena bhogaṃ karomyaham

Translation

Je n’ai aucune richesse par laquelle je pourrais me livrer aux jouissances.

Word by Word

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

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• विभवः: wealth/means
• विभवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कश्चित्: any (at all)
• कश्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विभवः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोगः

• भोगम्: enjoyment
• भोगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करोमि: I do / I make
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Likely Durvāsā (continuation of his speech; not explicitly marked in this line)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: temple (liṅga-sthāna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā, austere and unadorned, states he has no wealth for enjoyments—contrasting worldly opulence with the sufficiency of devotion at the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual life does not depend on wealth; lack of material means can coexist with deep devotion and purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this single line; it belongs to the broader Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it underscores non-dependence on material resources for religious life.