Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

क्षुत्पिपासापरित्यक्ता नानाभोगसमाश्रयाः । कदाचिच्च वयं सर्वे भवामस्तादृशा इव

Transliteration

kṣutpipāsāparityaktā nānābhogasamāśrayāḥ | kadācicca vayaṃ sarve bhavāmastādṛśā iva

Translation

ఆకలి దాహాలను విడిచిపెట్టి నానావిధ భోగాల ఆశ్రయంతో మేము ఉంటాము; కొన్నిసార్లు మేమందరం దేవులవలెనే అనిపిస్తాము।

Word by Word

• क्षुत्पिपासापरित्यक्ताः: having abandoned hunger and thirst
• क्षुत्पिपासापरित्यक्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुत् + पिपासा + परित्यक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (क्षुत्पिपासे परित्यक्ते येन/येषाम्); परित्यक्त = त्यज् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• नानाभोगसमाश्रयाः: resorting to various enjoyments
• नानाभोगसमाश्रयाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नाना + भोग + समाश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः (नानाविध-भोगानां समाश्रयाः); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• कदाचित्: sometimes
• कदाचित्: Kala (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb: sometimes)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying वयम्)

• भवामः: we become/are
• भवामः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present); परस्मैपदम्; उत्तमपुरुषः (1st), बहुवचन

• तादृशाः: such/like that
• तादृशाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तादृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective of वयम्)

• इव: as if/like
• इव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमावाचक अव्यय (particle of comparison)

Speaker

Pitṛs (ancestors), speaking collectively

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of subtle-bodied beings speak in amazement about becoming free of hunger and thirst, surrounded by symbols of celestial enjoyments, yet with a faint shadow of returning affliction.

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs
• Devas (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Pitṛs’ well-being is variable and dependent—hinting that human rites and accumulated merit directly affect their state.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this line; it belongs to the chapter’s larger tīrtha-centered discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not explicit here; the implication is that śrāddha/tarpaṇa and related merits restore comfort to the Pitṛs.