Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126

Devanagari script

निसर्गात्सर्वभूतानामिति दुःखपरंपरा । क्षुधा च सर्वरोगाणां व्याधिः श्रेष्ठतमः स्मृतः

Transliteration

nisargātsarvabhūtānāmiti duḥkhaparaṃparā | kṣudhā ca sarvarogāṇāṃ vyādhiḥ śreṣṭhatamaḥ smṛtaḥ

Translation

Menurut fitrah, bagi semua makhluk hidup, berjalinlah rangkaian penderitaan. Dan lapar diingati sebagai “penyakit” yang paling utama antara segala penyakit.

Word by Word

• निसर्गात्: from nature; by natural condition
• निसर्गात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/कारणार्थे (from/owing to)

• सर्वभूतानाम्: of all beings
• सर्वभूतानाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-भूत (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + भूत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• इति: thus; ‘so’
• इति: Sambandha/Discourse marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• दुःखपरंपरा: a succession/series of suffering
• दुःखपरंपरा: Karta/Predicate-noun (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख-परंपरा (प्रातिपदिक; दुःख + परंपरा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• क्षुधा: hunger
• क्षुधा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वरोगाणाम्: of all diseases
• सर्वरोगाणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व-रोग (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + रोग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• व्याधिः: a disease
• व्याधिः: Karta/Predicate-noun (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• श्रेष्ठतमः: the greatest; most eminent
• श्रेष्ठतमः: Visheshana (Adjective of व्याधिः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठतम (प्रातिपदिक; श्रेष्ठ + तमप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अतिशय-तुलनात्मक (superlative)

• स्मृतः: is considered/remembered (as)
• स्मृतः: Kriya (Predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (is said/considered)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reflective royal or noble figure contemplates the universality of suffering; in the foreground, hungry beings (humans/animals) symbolize kṣudhā as the chief affliction; a calm ascetic presence suggests śānta-viveka.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly existence naturally cycles through suffering; recognizing this supports detachment and a dharmic search for liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse provides a general diagnosis of saṃsāric life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is mentioned; indirectly it highlights the virtue of anna-dāna (food charity) as a dharmic remedy to hunger.