Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

भूयश्च पृच्छ राजेंद्र संदेहो यो हृदि स्थितः

Transliteration

bhūyaśca pṛccha rājeṃdra saṃdeho yo hṛdi sthitaḥ

Translation

Tanyalah lagi, wahai raja yang utama, apa jua keraguan yang masih menetap di dalam hatimu.

Word by Word

• भूयः: again/further
• भूयः: Prakaraṇa (प्रकार/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय/तुलनात्मक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb): पुनः/अधिकम् (again/further)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम् (and)

• पृच्छ: ask
• पृच्छ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+छ्/पृच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यम-पुरुषः (2nd person), एकवचनम्

• राज-इन्द्र: O king (best of kings)
• राज-इन्द्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक) + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः (‘king among kings’); पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• संदेहः: doubt
• संदेहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संदेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• यः: which/that (doubt)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्ध-सूचकः (relative pronoun)

• हृदि: in the heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद्/हृदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• स्थितः: situated/remaining
• स्थितः: Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) → स्थित (कृदन्त, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (PPP), पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (यः/संदेहः)

Speaker

Bhīṣma (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhīṣma gestures gently, inviting further questions; Yudhiṣṭhira’s face shows thoughtful doubt turning into clarity; the setting is serene, emphasizing pedagogy over spectacle.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Yudhiṣṭhira

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is clarified through sincere inquiry; doubts should be voiced so right practice can be firmly understood.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The larger context is Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya; this line is a dialogic bridge rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; the prescription is the method of learning—asking questions to remove saṃdeha.