Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

भरद्वाज उवाच । जीर्यंति जीर्यतः केशा दंता जीर्यंति जीर्यतः । चक्षुः श्रोत्रे तथा पुंसस्तृष्णैका तरुणायते

Transliteration

bharadvāja uvāca | jīryaṃti jīryataḥ keśā daṃtā jīryaṃti jīryataḥ | cakṣuḥ śrotre tathā puṃsastṛṣṇaikā taruṇāyate

Translation

ဘရဒ္ဝာဇက ဆို၏—လူသည် အိုလာသော် ဆံပင်လည်း အို၏၊ သွားလည်း အို၏၊ မျက်စိနှင့် နားလည်း အို၏။ သို့သော် တೃṣṇā (လိုချင်တပ်မက်မှု) တစ်ခုတည်းသာ သူ့အတွင်း၌ အမြဲနုပျိုနေ၏။

Word by Word

• भरद्वाजः: Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• जीर्यन्ति: decay, grow old
• जीर्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जॄ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• जीर्यतः: while (one) decays / of the decaying (person)
• जीर्यतः: Adhikarana (Genitive absolute/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जॄ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ/शानच्-समकक्ष अर्थ), षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन/द्विवचन-रूपसदृश; here: ‘of one who is decaying’ (genitive absolute sense)

• केशाः: hairs
• केशाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• दन्ताः: teeth
• दन्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• जीर्यन्ति: decay
• जीर्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जॄ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• जीर्यतः: as (one) decays
• जीर्यतः: Adhikarana (Genitive absolute/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जॄ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त-समर्थ अर्थ, षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन; ‘of one who is decaying’

• चक्षुः: eye, eyesight
• चक्षुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चक्षुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• श्रोत्रे: (two) ears, hearing
• श्रोत्रे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन (dual)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमा-प्रकार (adverb: likewise)

• पुंसः: of a man/person
• पुंसः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुंस्/पुम्स् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• तृष्णा: craving, thirst
• तृष्णा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• एका: alone, single
• एका: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• तरुणायते: remains youthful / grows young
• तरुणायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तरुणाय (नामधातु/धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; नामधातु (denominative)

Speaker

Bharadvāja

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bharadvāja speaks while an elderly man is shown with grey hair and worn teeth; the senses dim, yet a small flame-like figure of desire remains bright near the heart, symbolizing tṛṣṇā’s persistence.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• tṛṣṇā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly craving can outlast bodily strength; therefore one should cultivate restraint and detachment alongside dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse functions as ethical instruction within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this single shloka.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is prescribed in this verse; it is a reflective teaching on tṛṣṇā.