Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

अजीर्णप्रभवा रोगा ये चान्ये जठरोद्भवाः । मंत्रस्यास्य प्रभावेन सर्वे यांति द्रुतं क्षयम्

Transliteration

ajīrṇaprabhavā rogā ye cānye jaṭharodbhavāḥ | maṃtrasyāsya prabhāvena sarve yāṃti drutaṃ kṣayam

Translation

അജീർണത്തിൽ നിന്നുള്ള രോഗങ്ങളും ഉദരത്തിൽ നിന്നുയരുന്ന മറ്റ് വ്യാധികളും—ഈ മന്ത്രത്തിന്റെ പ്രഭാവത്താൽ—എല്ലാം വേഗത്തിൽ ക്ഷയിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• ajīrṇaprabhavāḥ: arising from indigestion
• ajīrṇaprabhavāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ajīrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: अजीर्णात् प्रभवः येषाम् (arising from indigestion); rogāḥ इति विशेषण

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

• ye: which
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• anye: other
• anye: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; rogāḥ इति विशेषण

• jaṭharodbhavāḥ: arising from the stomach
• jaṭharodbhavāḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jaṭhara (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष: जठरात् उद्भवः येषाम् (arising from the belly/stomach); rogāḥ इति विशेषण

• maṃtrasya: of the mantra
• maṃtrasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṃtra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• asya: of this
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; संकेतवाचक सर्वनाम; maṃtrasya इति विशेषण

• prabhāvena: by the power
• prabhāvena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (by the power/effect)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; rogāḥ इति विशेषण

• yānti: go, proceed
• yānti: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• drutam: quickly
• drutam: Sambandha (Adverbial modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: drutam (अव्यय/नपुंसक-रूपेण)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: quickly)

• kṣayam: destruction, decline
• kṣayam: Gati/Karma (Goal/Object of motion/गति-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः गन्तव्य (goal)

Speaker

Śiva (Vṛṣabhadhvaja)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Nāgara (tri-akṣara mantra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sufferer holding the belly sits near a shrine; a priest offers mantra-charged water; the person’s complexion brightens as the ailment dissipates like dark smoke.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma links spiritual practice with holistic wellbeing, presenting mantra as a force that restores balance and health.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The curative claims occur within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recitation/faith in the mantra (mantra-prabhāva) is the implied practice for relief.