Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

आश्रमे सकलं ब्रह्मन्कच्चित्ते कुशलं मुने । स्वाध्याये तपसि प्राज्ञ शिष्येषु मृगपक्षिषु

Transliteration

āśrame sakalaṃ brahmankaccitte kuśalaṃ mune | svādhyāye tapasi prājña śiṣyeṣu mṛgapakṣiṣu

Translation

‘ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണ മുനേ, ആശ്രമത്തിൽ എല്ലാം കുശലമാണോ? ഹേ മുനേ, ചിത്തം ശാന്തമാണോ? ഹേ പ്രാജ്ഞ, സ്വാധ്യായവും തപസ്സും വർദ്ധിക്കുന്നുണ്ടോ, ശിഷ്യരും മൃഗങ്ങളും പക്ഷികളും കുശലമാണോ?’

Word by Word

• āśrame: in the hermitage
• āśrame: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘आश्रमे’ = in the hermitage

• sakalam: all/entire
• sakalam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘सकलम्’ = all/entire (qualifying implied ‘कुशलम्’)

• brahman: O brahmin
• brahman: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन — ‘ब्रह्मन्’

• kaccit: is it the case?/I hope
• kaccit: Sambandha (Interrogative particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kaccit (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रश्नार्थक-निपात) — ‘कच्चित्’ = whether?/I hope

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (एन्क्लिटिक) — ‘ते’ = your

• citte: in the mind
• citte: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: citta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘चित्ते’ = in (your) mind

• kuśalam: well-being
• kuśalam: Karma (Object of implied ‘अस्ति’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuśala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘कुशलम्’ = welfare/well-being

• mune: O sage
• mune: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन — ‘मुने’

• svādhyāye: in self-study
• svādhyāye: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svādhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘स्वाध्याये’ = in self-study/recitation

• tapasi: in austerity
• tapasi: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘तपसि’ = in austerity

• prājña: O wise one
• prājña: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prājña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन — ‘प्राज्ञ’

• śiṣyeṣu: among the disciples
• śiṣyeṣu: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन — ‘शिष्येषु’ = among/in the disciples

• mṛgapakṣiṣu: among deer and birds
• mṛgapakṣiṣu: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga+pakṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन — ‘मृगपक्षिषु’ = among deer and birds

Speaker

Rambhā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the sage (muni)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The apsarā addresses the sage with courteous concern: the hermitage in the background shows students, deer, and birds living peacefully, suggesting a sanctified ecosystem shaped by tapas.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic āśrama life includes inner peace, disciplined study and austerity, and compassionate harmony with all beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter belongs to a tīrtha-glorification section, but this verse focuses on āśrama well-being rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed; it highlights ongoing practices—svādhyāya (sacred study) and tapas (austerity).