Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

नेदृग्रूपं वपुस्तेषामेकस्यापि विलोकितम् । मध्ये ब्राह्मणशार्दूल तस्माद्भक्तां भजस्व माम्

Transliteration

nedṛgrūpaṃ vapusteṣāmekasyāpi vilokitam | madhye brāhmaṇaśārdūla tasmādbhaktāṃ bhajasva mām

Translation

അവരിൽ ഒരാളിലും ഇത്തരമൊരു രൂപവും ദേഹസൗന്ദര്യവും ഞാൻ കണ്ടിട്ടില്ല. അതിനാൽ, ഹേ ബ്രാഹ്മണശാർദൂലാ, നിനക്കു ഭക്തയായ എന്നെ സ്വീകരിച്ച് എന്നോടു രമിക്കൂ।

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• īdṛk-rūpam: such a form/appearance
• īdṛk-rūpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īdṛk (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (īdṛk = ‘such’ + rūpa = ‘form’)

• vapuḥ: body
• vapuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vapus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ekasya: of one
• ekasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (one)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (even/also)

• vilokitam: seen
• vilokitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi√lok (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘seen/observed’

• madhye: in the midst
• madhye: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• brāhmaṇa-śārdūla: O tiger among Brahmins
• brāhmaṇa-śārdūla: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्राह्मणानां शार्दूलः = ‘tiger among Brahmins’)

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhaktām: a devoted woman/devotee
• bhaktām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaktā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• bhajasva: worship/serve
• bhajasva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Rambhā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant woman addresses a venerable brāhmaṇa-sage, praising her unmatched beauty and offering herself with feigned devotion; the sage stands composed outwardly, yet the air is charged with temptation.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇaśārdūla (epithet)
• Rambhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Flattery and admiration are shown as instruments of temptation; dharma requires vigilance even when praised.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicit in this śloka; it remains within the chapter’s tīrtha-centered narrative frame.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.