Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

नास्ति मृत्युभयं तेषां वसध्वं यत्र चेप्सितम् । कद्रूशापभयं नास्ति ह्येष मे विस्तरः परः

Transliteration

nāsti mṛtyubhayaṃ teṣāṃ vasadhvaṃ yatra cepsitam | kadrūśāpabhayaṃ nāsti hyeṣa me vistaraḥ paraḥ

Translation

അവർക്കു മരണഭയം ഇല്ല; നിങ്ങൾക്കിഷ്ടമുള്ളിടത്ത് വസിക്കുവിൻ. കദ്രൂവിന്റെ ശാപഭയവും ഇല്ല—ഇതാണെൻ പരമ ഉറപ്പും സംരക്ഷണവും.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्-धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• मृत्यु-भयम्: fear of death
• मृत्यु-भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛtyu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (nom/acc), एकवचन (singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (genitive determinative)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive), बहुवचन (plural); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• वसध्वम्: dwell/live (you all)
• वसध्वम्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vas (वस्-धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (plural); आत्मनेपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb of place)

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

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īpsita (कृदन्त; √āp/āpnu-? ‘to obtain’ → ईप्सित ‘desired’)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle sense ‘desired’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• कद्रू-शाप-भयम्: fear of Kadru’s curse
• कद्रू-शाप-भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kadrū (प्रातिपदिक) + śāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (kadrū-śāpasya bhayam)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अस्ति: is/exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्-धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: my/of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (genitive) एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• विस्तरः: expansion/extent
• विस्तरः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vistara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• परः: supreme/ultimate
• परः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (to ‘vistaraḥ’)

Speaker

Śiva (Devadeva/Maheśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (specific sub-tīrtha implied)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva bestows an explicit boon of fearlessness upon the Nāgas; the atmosphere is calm, protective, and covenant-like.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Kadrū
• Nāgas (serpents)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine refuge transforms destiny: even fear of death and curse is negated when the Lord grants abhaya (fearlessness).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly in this verse; the surrounding context links protection with the Narmadā, but this line is chiefly a statement of Śiva’s guarantee.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.