Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

एतस्मात्कारणाच्चित्ते न ते दुःखं भविष्यति । ज्ञातिजं धर्मराजैतत्सत्यमेव मयोदितम्

Transliteration

etasmātkāraṇāccitte na te duḥkhaṃ bhaviṣyati | jñātijaṃ dharmarājaitatsatyameva mayoditam

Translation

ด้วยเหตุนี้เอง ความทุกข์จะไม่บังเกิดในจิตของเจ้า โอ้ ธรรมราช นี่คือความจริงที่เรากล่าวแล้ว—ความโศกของเจ้าเกี่ยวเนื่องด้วยญาติทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• एतस्मात्: from this/therefore
• एतस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause-source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Abl. sg.)

• कारणात्: from the reason
• कारणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Abl. sg.)

• चित्ते: in (your) mind
• चित्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Loc. sg.)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध)

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद्/युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Gen. sg.)

• दुःखम्: sorrow
• दुःखम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nom. sg.)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• ज्ञाति-जम्: arising from relatives
• ज्ञाति-जम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञाति (प्रातिपदिक) + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘ज्ञातिभ्यः जायते’ (born from relatives)

• धर्मराज: O king of dharma
• धर्मराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Voc. sg.); तत्पुरुषः—‘धर्मस्य राजा’

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Predicate nominal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Nom./Acc. sg.)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अवधारण/emphasis)

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instr. sg.)

• उदितम्: spoken
• उदितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-वद्/वद् (धातु) (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘said/uttered’

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (contextual)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dharmarāja (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Lord addresses ‘Dharmarāja’ directly, affirming a truthful diagnosis: sorrow is kin-connected; the devotee’s mind is shown as calm, like a still lake.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmarāja

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grief is traced to attachment and relational causes; dharma teaching aims to cultivate inner steadiness and discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is embedded in the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya, where sacred geography is praised through dharmic narratives.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is specified; it is a doctrinal clarification addressed to Dharmarāja.