Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

अपश्यद्रोमकंनाम स मुनि संशितव्रतम् । तपोवीर्यसमोपेतं सर्वसत्त्वानुकम्पकम्

Transliteration

apaśyadromakaṃnāma sa muni saṃśitavratam | tapovīryasamopetaṃ sarvasattvānukampakam

Translation

Il aperçut un sage nommé Romaka, ferme dans son vœu, pourvu de la puissance née de l’ascèse, et plein de compassion pour tous les êtres.

Word by Word

• अपश्यत्: saw
• अपश्यत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• रोमकम्: Romaka (name of a sage)
• रोमकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• नाम: by name
• नाम: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; नाम-शब्दः (indeclinable particle meaning ‘by name/namely’)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• मुनिम्: sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• संशितव्रतम्: of strict vows
• संशितव्रतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संशित-व्रत (प्रातिपदिक; √शा/शि ‘to sharpen/discipline’ + व्रत)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समास; विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with मुनिम्)

• तपोवीर्यसमोपेतम्: endowed with ascetic power
• तपोवीर्यसमोपेतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस्-वीर्य-समुपेत (प्रातिपदिक; √इ ‘to go’ with सम्+उप, past participle उपेत)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (तपसा वीर्येण च समुपेतः); विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with मुनिम्)

• सर्वसत्त्वानुकम्पकम्: compassionate to all beings
• सर्वसत्त्वानुकम्पकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व-सत्त्व-अनुकम्पक (प्रातिपदिक; √कम्प् with अनु, ‘to feel compassion’)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (agreeing with मुनिम्)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant ascetic named Romaka, austere yet gentle, seated in a forest-hermitage near a sacred waterbody; animals and birds appear unafraid, signaling universal compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Romaka (sage)
• Candra (Moon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True spiritual authority is shown by disciplined vows and compassion; such sages become living tīrthas who guide the afflicted.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The meeting occurs in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra setting established in the preceding verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes vrata (disciplined vow) and tapas as spiritual qualifications.