Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तत्करोमि प्रतीकारं तव दुःखोपशांतये । श्रृणु भद्र ममास्तीह बको मित्रं चिरंतनः

Transliteration

tatkaromi pratīkāraṃ tava duḥkhopaśāṃtaye | śrṛṇu bhadra mamāstīha bako mitraṃ ciraṃtanaḥ

Translation

तव दुःखोपशान्तयेऽहं प्रतीकारं करिष्यामि। शृणु भद्र, ममात्र चिरन्तनं मित्रं बकः अस्ति॥

Word by Word

• tat: that (this act/that)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• karomi: I do / I perform
• karomi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• pratīkāram: remedy, countermeasure
• pratīkāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratīkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tava: of you / your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• duḥkha-upaśāntaye: for the alleviation of (your) sorrow
• duḥkha-upaśāntaye: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + upaśānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (duḥkhasya upaśāntiḥ)

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• bhadra: O good one / O sir
• bhadra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• asti: there is
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• bakaḥ: a crane (named Baka)
• bakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: baka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• mitram: friend
• mitram: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• cirantanaḥ: ancient, long-standing
• cirantanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cirantana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate sage speaks to a noble seeker, promising a remedy for sorrow and mentioning an ancient friend named Baka; intimate forest-āśrama setting, calm yet urgent counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Baka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassion expresses itself as practical help—seeking a fitting remedy rather than surrendering to despair.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is praised in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on seeking counsel and assistance.