Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

अस्त्रमोक्षविरामं त्वं ब्रह्मर्षे कुरु सत्वरम्

Transliteration

astramokṣavirāmaṃ tvaṃ brahmarṣe kuru satvaram

Translation

ఓ బ్రహ్మర్షీ, అస్త్రప్రయోగాన్ని త్వరగా నిలిపివేయి.

Word by Word

• अस्त्रमोक्षविरामम्: cessation of the weapon-discharge
• अस्त्रमोक्षविरामम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: astra (प्रातिपदिक) + mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + virāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (astra-mokṣasya virāmaḥ = cessation of weapon-release)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ब्रह्मर्षे: O brahmarṣi
• ब्रह्मर्षे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahmarṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• कुरु: do, make
• कुरु: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• सत्वरम्: quickly, at once
• सत्वरम्: Prakāra (Manner adjunct/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: satvara (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-नपुंसक)
• Form: शीघ्रार्थक-अव्यय (adverb of speed)

Speaker

Brahmā (contextual continuation of brahmovāca)

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viśvāmitra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest victory is restraint; stopping harm is greater than proving power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named in this verse; it functions as a moral directive within the tīrtha chapter’s narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an immediate directive to cease weapon-release.