Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

तथेति गत्वा ते सर्वे दधीचस्याश्रमं शुभम् । नानासत्त्वसमायुक्तं वैरबावविवर्जितम्

Transliteration

tatheti gatvā te sarve dadhīcasyāśramaṃ śubham | nānāsattvasamāyuktaṃ vairabāvavivarjitam

Translation

“തഥേതി” എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു അവർ എല്ലാവരും ദധീചിയുടെ ശുഭ ആശ്രമത്തിലേക്ക് പോയി—അത് പലവിധ ജീവികളാൽ നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നെങ്കിലും വൈരഭാവം ഇല്ലാത്തതായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

• tathā: so; thus
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तथार्थक (so/thus)

• iti: thus (saying)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-उक्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (having gone)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of te/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

• dadhīcasya: of Dadhīci
• dadhīcasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dadhīci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, genitive singular)

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (Destination/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• śubham: auspicious; beautiful
• śubham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of āśramam/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• nānā-sattva-samāyuktam: filled with various beings
• nānā-sattva-samāyuktam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of āśramam/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + sattva (प्रातिपदिक) + samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक; sam-ā-√yuj (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बहुपद-निर्धारण: नानाविधैः सत्त्वैः समायुक्तम्), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• vaira-bhāva-vivarjitam: free from hostile feeling
• vaira-bhāva-vivarjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of āśramam/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaira (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (प्रातिपदिक; vi-√vṛj (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नञर्थ-भाव: वैरभावेन विवर्जितम् = devoid of enmity), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dadhīci-āśrama

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous forest hermitage: deer, birds, and other creatures mingle peacefully near huts and a sacred fire; devas arrive respectfully at the boundary, the whole scene suffused with auspicious calm.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhīci
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True holiness pacifies hostility—an āśrama grounded in dharma becomes a realm of harmony among beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-region hermitage culture is praised, portraying the sacred landscape as conducive to peace and tapas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse highlights the ethical atmosphere of ahiṃsā and concord.