Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

अथ यावत्प्रभाते स प्रपश्यति निजां तनुम् । तावत्कुष्ठादिभी रोगैः समंतात्परिवारिताम्

Transliteration

atha yāvatprabhāte sa prapaśyati nijāṃ tanum | tāvatkuṣṭhādibhī rogaiḥ samaṃtātparivāritām

Translation

Então, ao romper da aurora, ao contemplar o próprio corpo, viu-o cercado por todos os lados por doenças como a lepra e outros males.

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Kriya-visheshana (Discourse/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (then/now)

• यावत्: until
• यावत्: Sambandha (Temporal relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधि-वाचक-अव्यय (until/as long as)

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रपश्यति: sees
• प्रपश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√पश्/दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• निजाम्: his own
• निजाम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• तनुम्: body
• तनुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तावत्: then / at that time
• तावत्: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: तावद्-इति अव्यय (then/at that time; correlating with यावत्)

• कुष्ठादिभिः: by leprosy and other (ailments)
• कुष्ठादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुष्ठ + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (‘कुष्ठम् आदि यस्य’/‘कुष्ठ-आदि-रोगाः’ इत्यर्थे)

• रोगैः: by diseases
• रोगैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• समन्तात्: on all sides
• समन्तात्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समन्तात् (अव्यय)
• Form: परितः-अर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: on all sides)

• परिवारिताम्: surrounded
• परिवारिताम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-√वृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP used adjectivally), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘परितः आवृताम्’

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At first light, the protagonist looks down at his body in horror: skin marked by pale patches and lesions; animals nearby; the forest now bright, making the affliction unmistakable.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṣṭha (leprosy)
• Dvija pilgrim (implicit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha legend frames suffering as a revelatory moment—prompting repentance, inquiry into dharma, and eventual recognition of the sacred power of place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ajāgṛha, where the dramatic manifestation of illness sets the stage for the site’s proclaimed power over disease.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it introduces the condition (rogāveśa) that typically leads to seeking tīrtha remedies.