Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

कुष्ठव्याधिसमोपेतः कायोत्थेनापि कर्मणा । सोऽपि व्याधिविनिर्मुक्तो भविष्यति गतज्वरः

Transliteration

kuṣṭhavyādhisamopetaḥ kāyotthenāpi karmaṇā | so'pi vyādhivinirmukto bhaviṣyati gatajvaraḥ

Translation

—แม้ผู้นั้นจะเป็นโรคเรื้อนเพราะกรรมอันเกิดจากกาย เขาก็จักพ้นจากโรค และไข้จักดับไป

Word by Word

• कुष्ठ-व्याधि-समोपेतः: afflicted with leprosy/disease
• कुष्ठ-व्याधि-समोपेतः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्-उप-√इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समोपेतः = “सम्यक् उपेतः/युक्तः”; कुष्ठव्याधिसमोपेतः = “कुष्ठव्याधिना समोपेतः” (afflicted with leprosy-disease)

• कायोत्थेन: arisen from the body
• कायोत्थेन: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काय (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कायोत्थ = “कायात् उत्थितम्” (arisen from the body)

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Sambandha-Bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-निपातः (also/even)

• कर्मणा: by action; by deed
• कर्मणा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-Bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (also/even)

• व्याधि-विनिर्मुक्तः: freed from disease
• व्याधि-विनिर्मुक्तः: Karta-Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्याधि (प्रातिपदिक) + वि-निर्-√मुच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्याधिविनिर्मुक्तः = “व्याधेः विनिर्मुक्तः” (freed from disease)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• गत-ज्वरः: whose fever has gone
• गत-ज्वरः: Karta-Samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (√गम् + क्त, कृदन्त) + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः: यस्य ज्वरः गतः सः (whose fever has gone)

Speaker

Advising voice within the narrative (not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saubhāgya-kūpa / Cittaja-kuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim with visible leprosy marks bathes in the kuṇḍa, then touches the stone; the skin clears and a feverish red aura dissipates like smoke; attendants look on in wonder.

Characters & Entities

• Kuṣṭha (leprosy)
• Karma (action)
• Jvara (fever)
• Tīrtha healing

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-sevā is portrayed as a compassionate remedy that can neutralize even heavy karmic afflictions when approached with faith and right conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same kuṇḍa of Kāmeśvarapura and its sanctified śilā are implied as the source of healing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied regimen is snāna in the kuṇḍa and contact with the sacred śilā, yielding freedom from disease.