Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

कुष्ठी वा रोगयुक्तो वा पंगुर्वा बधिरोऽपि वा । मा भूत्तस्य कुले जन्म शंभुर्यत्र न देवता

Transliteration

kuṣṭhī vā rogayukto vā paṃgurvā badhiro'pi vā | mā bhūttasya kule janma śaṃbhuryatra na devatā

Translation

Entah aku berpenyakit kusta, atau terserang sakit, atau pincang, bahkan tuli—janganlah aku terlahir dalam garis keturunan yang tidak memuja Śambhu sebagai Dewa.

Word by Word

• kuṣṭhī: a leper
• kuṣṭhī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṣṭhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'कुष्ठी' = leper

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (disjunctive particle) = or

• roga-yuktaḥ: disease-afflicted
• roga-yuktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: roga + yukta (प्रातिपदिक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सम्बन्ध: रोगेण युक्तः) = afflicted with disease

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प = or

• paṃguḥ: a lame person
• paṃguḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paṃgu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'पङ्गुः' = lame person

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प = or

• badhiraḥ: a deaf person
• badhiraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: badhira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'बधिरः' = deaf person

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात = even/also

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प = or

• mā: may not/let not
• mā: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (prohibitive particle) used with लोट्/विधिलिङ् sense

• bhūt: be (occur)
• bhūt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु: √bhū/भू)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative; prohibitive with mā), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; 'भूत्' = be/occur

• tasya: of him/of that (person)
• tasya: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• kule: in the family
• kule: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• janma: birth
• janma: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śaṃbhuḥ: Śambhu (Śiva)
• śaṃbhuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaṃbhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'शम्भुः' (Śiva)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (relative adverb) = where

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• devatā: deity/divinity
• devatā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; predicate-noun

Speaker

Devotee/supplicant voice in the narrative (speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A penitent devotee speaks before Śiva, declaring that even disease or disability is preferable to birth in a lineage that does not worship Śambhu; the setting suggests a sacred precinct with Śiva’s presence felt as austere grace.

Characters & Entities

• Śambhu
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Śiva is valued above physical condition; spiritual belonging matters more than bodily fortune.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it is a general devotional statement within a tīrtha-māhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Revering Śambhu as one’s devatā (regular worship/acknowledgment) is implied.