Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
Devanagari script
द्विप्रकारं महाकष्टं द्वयोरेतदुदाहृतम् । मानसेन हि दुःखैन शरीरमुपतप्यते
Transliteration
dviprakāraṃ mahākaṣṭaṃ dvayoretadudāhṛtam | mānasena hi duḥkhaina śarīramupatapyate
Translation
ഈ മഹാകഷ്ടം രണ്ടുതരമാണെന്ന് പ്രസ്താവിക്കുന്നു. മാനസിക ദുഃഖം മൂലം ശരീരവും തപിച്ച് പീഡിതമാകുന്നു.
Word by Word
dvi-prakāramtwofold
dvi-prakāram:
Kriya-Viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + prakāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वौ प्रकारौ यस्य)
mahā-kaṣṭamgreat hardship
mahā-kaṣṭam:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् कष्टम्)
dvayoḥof the two
dvayoḥ:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdvi (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; (द्वयोः = of the two)
etatthis
etat:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्
udāhṛtamhas been declared
udāhṛtam:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootud-āhṛta (कृदन्त; √hṛ (धातु) + क्त, उपसर्ग उद्-आ)
Formभूतकर्मणि कृदन्तम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘उदाहृतम्’ = has been stated
mānasenaby mental
mānasena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmānasa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; विशेषणम्
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
duḥkhenaby suffering
duḥkhena:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootduḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन
śarīramthe body
śarīram:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन
upatapyateis tormented
upatapyate:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootupa-tap (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is afflicted)
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A figure with a burning aura around the head (mental anguish) and heat spreading through the body; a cool stream/light from mantra or ash-smeared Śaiva calm descends to soothe both.
FAQs
The mind and body are linked: inner agitation becomes outer pain, so spiritual practice must calm the mind to heal life as a whole.
No particular sacred place is mentioned in this verse.
None; it emphasizes the psychosomatic power of mental distress.