Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

निवेदय शरीरे मे किं न पश्यसि वेपथुम् । निरर्गलश्च रोमांचो बाष्पपूरश्च नेत्रजः

Transliteration

nivedaya śarīre me kiṃ na paśyasi vepathum | nirargalaśca romāṃco bāṣpapūraśca netrajaḥ

Translation

«ငါ ပြောကြားလိုက်သည်—ငါ့ကိုယ်ခန္ဓာ တုန်ခါနေသည်ကို မမြင်ဘူးလား။ အမွှေးအတောင် ထောင်ထလာခြင်းသည် မထိန်းနိုင်အောင် ဖြစ်လာပြီး၊ မျက်လုံးတို့မှ မျက်ရည်များ ပြည့်လျှံလာသည်။»

Word by Word

• निवेदय: inform, tell
• निवेदय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वेद्/विद् (धातु) (निवेदयति)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• शरीरे: in the body
• शरीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• मे: my, of me
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• किम्: why?/what?
• किम्: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूतं प्रश्नार्थकं निपातम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात (negation)

• पश्यसि: you see
• पश्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वेपथुम्: trembling
• वेपथुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वेपथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• निरर्गलः: unrestrained, unchecked
• निरर्गलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर् + अर्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; predicate adjective

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• रोमाञ्चः: horripilation, goosebumps
• रोमाञ्चः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमाञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• बाष्पपूरः: a flood of tears
• बाष्पपूरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाष्प + पूर (प्रातिपदिक); बाष्प-पूर (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (बाष्पाणां पूरः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात

• नेत्रजः: born from the eyes (i.e., tear-born)
• नेत्रजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नेत्र + ज (प्रातिपदिक); नेत्र-ज (समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नेत्रेभ्यः जातः)

Speaker

Muni (the sage)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rambhā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close focus on the sage’s body: trembling limbs, raised goosebumps, tear-filled eyes, as he confesses his uncontrollable state to the woman.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The body can reveal inner upheaval; recognizing one’s state truthfully is the first step toward restoring dharmic self-control.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The chapter belongs to a tīrtha-mahātmya context, but the verse itself is psychological/narrative rather than geographical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a personal disclosure of symptoms (vepathu, romāñca, bāṣpa).