Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

नाधयो व्याधयश्चैव रामराज्ये नराधिप । नार्यः पतिव्रताश्चासन्पितृभक्तिपरा नराः

Transliteration

nādhayo vyādhayaścaiva rāmarājye narādhipa | nāryaḥ pativratāścāsanpitṛbhaktiparā narāḥ

Translation

ഹേ നരാധിപാ! രാമരാജ്യത്തിൽ മാനസിക ക്ലേശവും ദേഹരോഗവും ഇല്ലായിരുന്നു. സ്ത്രീകൾ പതിവ്രതകൾ; പുരുഷന്മാർ പിതൃഭക്തിയിൽ സ്ഥിരർ.

Word by Word

• na: not / no
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ādhayaḥ: mental afflictions, anxieties
• ādhayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• vyādhayaḥ: diseases
• vyādhayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• rāmarājye: in Rama's kingdom
• rāmarājye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāma (प्रातिपदिक) + rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रामस्य राज्ये)

• narādhipa: O lord of men (king)
• narādhipa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणाम् अधिपः)

• na: not / no
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• āryaḥ: noble women
• āryaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• pativratāḥ: devoted to their husbands
• pativratāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदिक) + vratā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पतेः व्रतम् यस्याः)

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

• āsan: were
• āsan: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• pitṛbhaktiparāḥ: devoted to their fathers
• pitṛbhaktiparāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक) + bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पितृषु भक्तिः परा येषाम्)

• narāḥ: men
• narāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (sectional voice; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a king)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: narādhipa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene, orderly kingdom under Rāma: healthy citizens, calm faces, harmonious households; women depicted as steadfast in pativratā-dharma, men offering respectful gestures to fathers/elders; absence of hospitals or mourning scenes emphasizes disease-free peace.

Characters & Entities

• Rāma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is upheld by ruler and subjects, social harmony and wellbeing naturally arise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the Dharmāraṇya narrative by portraying dharmic order as a sacred ideal.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse emphasizes ethical conduct (pativratā-dharma and reverence to fathers/elders).