Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

न च व्याधिभयं भूयान्न च तेजोऽपमानता । अनुत्सेकं तथा क्षांतिं दमं शममथापि च

Transliteration

na ca vyādhibhayaṃ bhūyānna ca tejo'pamānatā | anutsekaṃ tathā kṣāṃtiṃ damaṃ śamamathāpi ca

Translation

കൂടാതെ എനിക്ക് രോഗഭയം ഉണ്ടാകാതിരിക്കട്ടെ; ആത്മതേജസ്സിന് അപമാനമോ ക്ഷയമോ വരാതിരിക്കട്ടെ. വിനയം, ക്ഷമ, ഇന്ദ്രിയദമനം, മനഃശമം എന്നിവയും എനിക്കു ദയചെയ്യണമേ.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय — negation ‘not’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction ‘and’

• व्याधिभयम्: fear of disease
• व्याधिभयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vyādhi-bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular; तत्पुरुषः (व्याधेः भयम्)

• भूयात्: may there be
• भूयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू-धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आशीर्लिङ्-प्राय), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — optative, 3rd person singular ‘may there be’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय — negation ‘not’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction ‘and’

• तेजः: splendour; power
• तेजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular ‘splendour/power’

• अपमानता: dishonour
• अपमानता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apamānatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — nominative singular ‘dishonour/insult’

• अनुत्सेकम्: humility; lack of pride
• अनुत्सेकम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: an-uts eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular; नञ्-समास/उपसर्गयुक्त ‘absence of arrogance’

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/रीति-अव्यय — ‘also/likewise’

• क्षान्तिम्: forbearance
• क्षान्तिम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular

• दमम्: self-control
• दमम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular

• शमम्: tranquillity
• शमम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — accusative singular

• अथ: and further
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/समुच्चय-अव्यय — ‘then/and further’

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावना-अव्यय — ‘also/even’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय — conjunction ‘and’

Speaker

Jaigīṣavya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Īśvara (Mahādeva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative tableau: the sage enumerates inner virtues as desired boons; subtle iconography shows disease and pride receding, while a gentle aura (tejas) surrounds the ascetic.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The devotee asks for inner virtues and steadiness—humility, patience, restraint, and peace—showing that dharmic character is itself a divine gift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where boons are framed not merely as worldly protections but as moral and yogic excellences.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse emphasizes sādhana-values (dama, śama, kṣānti, anutseka) as desired attainments.