Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

भूपाले कोपमापन्ने स्वजनेषु विरोधिषु । सिद्धिर्नो तपसोऽस्माकं तेन त्यक्तं निजं पुरम्

Transliteration

bhūpāle kopamāpanne svajaneṣu virodhiṣu | siddhirno tapaso'smākaṃ tena tyaktaṃ nijaṃ puram

Translation

രാജാവ് കോപത്തിലാകുകയും നമ്മുടെ സ്വന്തം ആളുകൾ വിരോധികളാകുകയും ചെയ്താൽ, നമ്മുടെ തപസ്സിന് സിദ്ധി ലഭിക്കില്ല; അതുകൊണ്ട് ഞങ്ങൾ നമ്മുടെ നഗരം ഉപേക്ഷിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• भूपाले: when/with the king
• भूपाले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Locative, Singular

• कोपम्: anger
• कोपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• आपन्ने: having become (angry)
• आपन्ने: Adhikarana (State/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ+पद् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Locative, Singular; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (having reached/entered)

• स्वजनेषु: among (his) own people
• स्वजनेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Locative, Plural

• विरोधिषु: hostile, opposing
• विरोधिषु: Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरोधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Locative, Plural (स्वजनेषु इति विशेष्य)

• सिद्धिः: success, attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नः: of us/our
• नः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (एन्क्लिटिक); Genitive, Plural (of us)

• तपसः: of austerity
• तपसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अस्माकम्: of us
• अस्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive, Plural

• तेन: therefore/by that
• तेन: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental, Singular

• त्यक्तम्: abandoned, left
• त्यक्तम्: Kriya (Result/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Past passive participle used predicatively

• निजम्: one's own
• निजम्: Vishesana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular (पुरम् इति विशेष्य)

• पुरम्: city
• पुरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Ascetics depart their city at dawn, carrying minimal belongings; behind them, an angry king and hostile townsfolk argue. The ascetics’ faces are calm but sorrowful, emphasizing sacrifice for tapas.

Characters & Entities

• King (Bhūpāla)
• Tapas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas thrives in peace and restraint; where anger and hostility dominate, sages may withdraw to protect spiritual accomplishment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse explains departure from a ‘nijaṁ puram’ (their own city); the named tīrtha is not specified in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it highlights preserving tapas-siddhi by avoiding environments that provoke conflict.