Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

पाल्या वन्या मृगास्तत्र सौम्या भूयो बभूविरे । मार्जारा मूषकैस्तत्र सर्पैश्च नकुलास्तथा

Transliteration

pālyā vanyā mṛgāstatra saumyā bhūyo babhūvire | mārjārā mūṣakaistatra sarpaiśca nakulāstathā

Translation

Там дикие звери стали кроткими, словно под охраной; и так же кошки с мышами, и мангусты со змеями, жили там вместе.

Word by Word

• पाल्याः: tame / domesticated
• पाल्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• वन्याः: wild
• वन्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• मृगाः: animals/deer
• मृगाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• सौम्याः: gentle/pleasant
• सौम्याः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• भूयः: again; moreover
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस्/भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/पुनरुक्ति-वाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'again/more')

• बभूविरे: became
• बभूविरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपदम्

• मार्जाराः: cats
• मार्जाराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्जार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• मूषकैः: with mice
• मूषकैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूषक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• सर्पैः: with snakes
• सर्पैः: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• नकुलाः: mongooses
• नकुलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tranquil forest clearing where deer and other wild animals appear gentle; cats sit beside mice; mongooses rest near snakes—pairs of natural enemies coexisting without fear, under the unseen influence of tapas.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a truly sacred space shaped by tapas, even natural hostility softens—signifying the power of dharma and ahiṃsā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya’s āśrama-forest, characterized by extraordinary peace among creatures.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse communicates the fruit of sanctity—fearlessness and harmony.