Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

न हि बाधिष्यते वर्षं महावेगयुतं त्वपि । धर्म एवं विनिश्चित्य धाराः पृष्ठेन धारयन्

Transliteration

na hi bādhiṣyate varṣaṃ mahāvegayutaṃ tvapi | dharma evaṃ viniścitya dhārāḥ pṛṣṭhena dhārayan

Translation

“แม้ฝนที่พุ่งแรงยิ่งก็จักไม่รบกวน (เขา) ได้” ครั้นตัดสินดังนี้แล้ว ธรรมะจึงรับสายฝนไว้บนแผ่นหลังของตน

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• हि: indeed / for
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• बाधिष्यते: will trouble / will obstruct
• बाधिष्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: बाध् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वर्षम्: rain
• वर्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• महावेगयुतम्: endowed with great force
• महावेगयुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महावेग + युत (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (वर्षम्); तत्पुरुष: महावेगेन युतम्

• तु: but / however
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (contrastive particle)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• धर्मः: Dharma
• धर्मः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• विनिश्चित्य: having determined
• विनिश्चित्य: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निश्चि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभावकृदन्त (gerund); उपसर्ग: वि + नि

• धाराः: streams (of rain)
• धाराः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• पृष्ठेन: with (his) back
• पृष्ठेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• धारयन्: bearing / holding up
• धारयन्: Karta (Agent as participle/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेष्य: धर्मः

Speaker

Narrator (describing Dharma’s action)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dharma, in buffalo form, absorbs the full force of the downpour on his back; beneath him the yogin remains undisturbed, continuing meditation.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Vatsanābha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When one is aligned with Dharma, sustaining support manifests and obstacles lose their power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu-kṣetra setting frames the account; the verse highlights the miracle of protection during austerity there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative illustration of dhārmic safeguarding of tapas.