Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 142

Devanagari script

वेणुकुन्तादिनिगडमुद्गरांऽकुशताडनम् । भारोद्वहनसंक्लेशं शिक्षायुद्धादिपीडनम्

Transliteration

veṇukuntādinigaḍamudgarāṃ'kuśatāḍanam | bhārodvahanasaṃkleśaṃ śikṣāyuddhādipīḍanam

Translation

ਬਾਂਸ, ਭਾਲਿਆਂ ਆਦਿ ਦੇ ਬੇੜੇ; ਮੁੱਗਰ ਤੇ ਅੰਕੁਸ਼ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਰ; ਭਾਰੀ ਬੋਝ ਢੋਣ ਦੀ ਕਲੇਸ਼ਤਾ; ਅਤੇ ਸਿਖਲਾਈ, ਯੁੱਧ ਆਦਿ ਦੀ ਪੀੜ।

Word by Word

• veṇu: bamboo (cane)
• veṇu: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (bamboo; stem in compound)

• kunta: spear
• kunta: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kunta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (spear; stem in compound)

• ādi: and the like
• ādi: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ādi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (आद्यार्थे “etc.”)

• nigaḍa: shackle
• nigaḍa: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nigaḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (shackle; stem in compound)

• mudgara: hammer/club
• mudgara: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mudgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (hammer/club; stem in compound)

• aṃkuśa: hook/goad
• aṃkuśa: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃkuśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (hook/goad; stem in compound)

• tāḍanam: beating
• tāḍanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāḍana (प्रातिपदिक; √tāḍ ताड् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (beating)

• veṇukuntādinigaḍamudgarāṃkuśatāḍanam: beating with bamboo, spear, shackles, hammer, hook, etc.
• veṇukuntādinigaḍamudgarāṃkuśatāḍanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veṇu+kunta+ādi+nigaḍa+mudgara+aṃkuśa+tāḍana (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; करण-तत्पुरुष (veṇu-kunta-ādi-nigaḍa-mudgara-aṃkuśaiḥ tāḍanam)

• bhāra: burden
• bhāra: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (burden; stem in compound)

• udvahana: carrying
• udvahana: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: udvahana (प्रातिपदिक; ud+√vah वह् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (carrying)

• saṃkleśam: affliction
• saṃkleśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkleśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (affliction)

• bhārodvahanasaṃkleśam: affliction of carrying burdens
• bhārodvahanasaṃkleśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāra+udvahana+saṃkleśa (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (bhārasya udvahanasya saṃkleśaḥ)

• śikṣā: training/discipline
• śikṣā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikṣā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (training/discipline; stem in compound)

• yuddha: battle
• yuddha: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (battle; stem in compound)

• ādi: and the like
• ādi: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ādi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (आद्यार्थे “etc.”)

• pīḍanam: torment/oppression
• pīḍanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīḍana (प्रातिपदिक; √pīḍ पीड् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (tormenting/oppressing)

• śikṣāyuddhādipīḍanam: torment through training, battle, etc.
• śikṣāyuddhādipīḍanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śikṣā+yuddha+ādi+pīḍana (प्रातिपदिकसमूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (śikṣā-yuddha-ādīnām pīḍanam / pīḍanam śikṣāyuddhādibhiḥ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequence of oppressive implements—bamboo fetters, spear-like threats, clubs, hooks—followed by a labor scene of beings carrying heavy loads; a training-yard and battlefield vignette showing ‘śikṣā-yuddha’ as suffering.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The worldly pursuit of power and utility often rests on oppression; dharma urges compassionate awareness and self-restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is referenced.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.