Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

तापस उवाच । भरद्वाजात्मजश्चाहं देवशर्मेति विश्रुतः । विहाय भोगानखिलान्वनं घोरमुपागतः

Transliteration

tāpasa uvāca | bharadvājātmajaścāhaṃ devaśarmeti viśrutaḥ | vihāya bhogānakhilānvanaṃ ghoramupāgataḥ

Translation

தாபசன் கூறினான்—நான் பரத்வாஜரின் புதல்வன்; தேவசர்மா எனப் புகழ்பெற்றவன். எல்லா போகங்களையும் துறந்து இந்தக் கடும் காட்டிற்கு வந்தேன்।

Word by Word

• तापसः: the ascetic
• तापसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तापस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्ष-भूत/परफेक्ट), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (perfect, parasmaipada, 3rd sg)

• भरद्वाजात्मजः: son of Bharadvāja
• भरद्वाजात्मजः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज + आत्मज (प्रातिपदिक); भरद्वाजस्य आत्मजः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

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

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उभयलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (pronoun, nominative singular)

• देवशर्म: Devaśarman
• देवशर्म: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवशर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular; proper name-stem)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण/वाक्य-समाप्ति सूचक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• विश्रुतः: renowned, well-known
• विश्रुतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-श्रु (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (PPP; masculine nominative singular; ‘renowned’)

• विहाय: having abandoned
• विहाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वि-हा (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-रूप कृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले (having done)

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन (masculine, accusative plural)

• अखिलान्: all
• अखिलान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; विशेषण (masculine, accusative plural; adjective)

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• घोरम्: terrible
• घोरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (neuter, accusative singular; adjective)

• उपागतः: has come, arrived
• उपागतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘आगतः’ अर्थः (PPP used adjectivally; masculine nominative singular)

Speaker

Tāpasa (Devaśarmā, son of Bharadvāja)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: queen/pilgrim figure (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The ascetic introduces himself: a Bharadvāja-descendant named Devaśarmā, standing at the edge of a formidable forest, signifying renunciation of worldly pleasures.

Characters & Entities

• Bharadvāja
• Devaśarmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Renunciation (tyāga) and disciplined tapas are presented as the foundation for spiritual authority and purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse sets the character background within a tīrtha narrative, but does not name a specific tīrtha in the line itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is specified; the dharmic act emphasized is giving up pleasures and adopting forest austerity.