Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

नीरोगश्चेप्सितान्कामान्निष्कामो मोक्षमेष्यति

Transliteration

nīrogaścepsitānkāmānniṣkāmo mokṣameṣyati

Translation

Jika seseorang menginginkan hasil duniawi, dia menjadi bebas penyakit dan memperoleh kenikmatan yang dihajati; tetapi jika tanpa keinginan, dia mencapai moksha, pembebasan.

Word by Word

• नीरोगः: free from disease
• नीरोगः: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नि: (उपसर्ग/निपात) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्सम (nir- as privative)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (and)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• ईप्सितान्: desired
• ईप्सितान्: कर्म-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) ← आप्/ईप्स् (धातु, desiderative sense)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन

• निष्कामः: desireless
• निष्कामः: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः (उपसर्ग/निपात) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्सम (niṣ- as privative)

• मोक्षम्: liberation
• मोक्षम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• एष्यति: will attain/go to
• एष्यति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narratorial voice (Purāṇic narrator summarizing the phala of the māhātmya/rite)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ratnāditya-kṣetra (within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not explicit

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two pilgrims at the same shrine: one prays for health and prosperity; another stands serene, hands folded, eyes lowered in detachment—both bathed in the same solar radiance.

Characters & Entities

• Mokṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The same sacred practice yields different fruits: kāmya intent brings health and desired gains, while niṣkāma intent leads to mokṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions as a phala statement within the Ratnāditya/Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No single act is specified here; it summarizes outcomes based on intention (desireful vs. desireless) in the associated worship/observance.