Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

राजोवाच । तव यो वासरे प्राप्ते तैलाभ्यंगं करोति वै । तस्याऽन्यदिवसं यावत्पीडा कार्या न च त्वया

Transliteration

rājovāca | tava yo vāsare prāpte tailābhyaṃgaṃ karoti vai | tasyā'nyadivasaṃ yāvatpīḍā kāryā na ca tvayā

Translation

ພະຣາຊາກ່າວວ່າ: «ຜູ້ໃດກໍຕາມ ເມື່ອວັນຂອງທ່ານມາຮອດ ໄດ້ທານ້ຳມັນຊຳລະກາຍ (ອະພະຍັງຄະ) ດ້ວຍຄວາມສັດຈິງ ທ່ານຢ່າໄດ້ກໍ່ຄວາມທຸກໃຫ້ເຂົາ ຢ່າງນ້ອຍຈົນຮອດມື້ຕໍ່ໄປ»។

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• वासरे: on the day
• वासरे: Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• प्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• प्राप्ते: Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (प्र-आप्/आप्-धातु, क्त; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when it has come)

• तैलाभ्यङ्गम्: oil-massage
• तैलाभ्यङ्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल + अभ्यङ्ग (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: तैलस्य अभ्यङ्गः)

• करोति: does
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• अन्यदिवसम्: the next day
• अन्यदिवसम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य + दिवस (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; (कर्मधारयः: अन्यः दिवसः)

• यावत्: as long as; until
• यावत्: Sambandha (Limiter/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि (as long as; until)

• पीडा: torment; affliction
• पीडा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• कार्या: to be done; should be inflicted
• कार्या: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (कृ-धातु, ण्यत्; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Rājā Daśaratha (king)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king articulates a boon-condition: devotees who perform oil anointing on the deity’s day should be spared affliction until the next day; the scene shows the king instructing with compassionate firmness.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Śanaiścara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma links disciplined observance to protection: sincere ritual action is presented as a shield against suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This line is part of a broader māhātmya narrative; the verse itself focuses on Śani-related observance rather than a named location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tailābhyaṅga (oil anointing/massage) performed on Śanaiścara’s day (commonly Śanivāra/Saturday) to mitigate Śani’s affliction.