Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

उलूक सहिताः काका मिथो द्वेषविवर्जिताः । प्रभावात्तस्य तपसो दधीचेः सुमहात्मनः

Transliteration

ulūka sahitāḥ kākā mitho dveṣavivarjitāḥ | prabhāvāttasya tapaso dadhīceḥ sumahātmanaḥ

Translation

Gagak bersama burung hantu pun bebas dari kebencian satu sama lain—berkat pengaruh tapa sang Mahātmā Dadhīci.

Word by Word

• ulūkaiḥ: with owls
• ulūkaiḥ: Sahakari (Association/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ulūka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural)

• sahitāḥ: accompanied, together with
• sahitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-√hā/√hi (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (PPP, Masculine, Nom, Plural: 'accompanied')

• kākāḥ: crows
• kākāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• mithaḥ: mutually
• mithaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mithaḥ (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; परस्परार्थक (indeclinable: mutually)

• dveṣa-vivarjitāḥ: devoid of hatred
• dveṣa-vivarjitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dveṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; नञ्/तत्पुरुषार्थः (free from hatred; nominative plural)

• prabhāvāt: due to the power/effect
• prabhāvāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन (Masculine, Ablative, Singular)

• tasya: of that/of his
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Genitive singular)

• tapasaḥ: of the austerity
• tapasaḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (Neuter, Genitive, Singular)

• dadhīceḥ: of Dadhīci
• dadhīceḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dadhīci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• su-mahātmanaḥ: of the very great-souled (sage)
• su-mahātmanaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + mahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (descriptive: 'very great-souled'; genitive singular)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dadhīci-āśrama

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Crows and owls perch together on the same branch near a hermitage roof, calm and unafraid; the air seems luminous with the sage’s austerity, suggesting a subtle spiritual ‘field’ calming all beings.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhīci
• Crows
• Owls
• Tapas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas is portrayed as a civilizing cosmic force—transforming even instinctual enmity into concord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The holy precinct of Dadhīci’s āśrama within the Puṣkara region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it praises the fruit of tapas as visible peace in the environment.