Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

एवंविधेन संसारचारित्रेण विमोहिताः । स्थानां तरं न यास्यामि भोक्ष्ये पास्यामि नोदकम्

Transliteration

evaṃvidhena saṃsāracāritreṇa vimohitāḥ | sthānāṃ taraṃ na yāsyāmi bhokṣye pāsyāmi nodakam

Translation

സംസാരത്തിന്റെ ഇത്തരത്തിലുള്ള ചര്യയാൽ മോഹിതനായ ഞാൻ ഇനി മറ്റൊരു സ്ഥലാന്തരത്തിലേക്കു പോകുകയില്ല; ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കുകയുമില്ല, വെള്ളം കുടിക്കുകയുമില്ല।

Word by Word

• एवंविधेन: by such a kind (of)
• एवंविधेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवंविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘संसारचारित्रेण’ इत्यस्य

• संसारचारित्रेण: by worldly conduct/behavior
• संसारचारित्रेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार-चारित्र (प्रातिपदिक; संसार + चारित्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• विमोहिताः: deluded
• विमोहिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि√मुह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे—‘deluded’

• स्थानाम्: of places/abodes
• स्थानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• तरम्: a crossing/ford
• तरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; ‘crossing/ford’ अर्थे

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle)

• यास्यामि: I will go
• यास्यामि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या√ (धातु: या)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भोक्ष्ये: I will eat
• भोक्ष्ये: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज्√ (धातु: भुज्)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• पास्यामि: I will drink
• पास्यामि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा√ (धातु: पा)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle); ‘उदकम्’ इत्यस्य पूर्वे संधौ ‘नोदकम्’

• उदकम्: water
• उदकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Nandabhadra (self-declaration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bahūka-taṭa (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solitary pilgrim (Nandabhadra) stands on a quiet riverbank, eyes lowered, refusing food and water, the world’s bustle fading behind him; the river glints as witness to his vow.

Characters & Entities

• Nandabhadra
• saṃsāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disgust with saṃsāra can lead to extreme resolve; the text sets the stage for guidance toward a wiser path.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it is a narrative turning-point rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A personal vow of abstinence (not eating or drinking) is stated, but not as a general prescription.