Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

तथा चतुष्पदानां च तेषां गृहनिवासिनाम् । न तस्य भेषजानि स्युर्न मंत्रा न चिकित्सकाः

Transliteration

tathā catuṣpadānāṃ ca teṣāṃ gṛhanivāsinām | na tasya bheṣajāni syurna maṃtrā na cikitsakāḥ

Translation

ထိုနည်းတူပင်၊ အိမ်တွင်းနေသော သူတို့၏ လေးခြေတိရစ္ဆာန်များအတွက်လည်း ထိုရောဂါအတွက် ဆေးဝါးမလို၊ မန္တရားမလို၊ ဆရာဝန်လည်း မလိုအပ်ပါ။

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (likewise/so)

• चतुष्पदानाम्: of quadrupeds (animals)
• चतुष्पदानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

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

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• गृहनिवासिनाम्: of the household-dwellers
• गृहनिवासिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक) + निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (गृहे निवासिनः)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• तस्य: of him/that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• भेषजानि: medicines
• भेषजानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेषज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• स्युः: would be/exist
• स्युः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: no/not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• मन्त्राः: mantras
• मन्त्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• न: nor
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• चिकित्सकाः: physicians
• चिकित्सकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिकित्सक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A peaceful household with healthy cattle and horses; no physicians or medicines are sought, as the community trusts the tīrtha’s protective grace.

Characters & Entities

• Yakṣma (implied)
• Catuṣpada (domestic animals)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha’s merit is portrayed as comprehensive—protecting not only people but also household dependents and animals.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Yakṣma-tīrtha within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya (Nāgara Khaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is added; it amplifies the promised result: disease does not manifest, removing the need for remedies.