Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

त्वया विरहितं लोकं शववत्स्पृशते मही । न त्वया रहितं किञ्चि द्दृश्यते सचराचरे

Transliteration

tvayā virahitaṃ lokaṃ śavavatspṛśate mahī | na tvayā rahitaṃ kiñci ddṛśyate sacarācare

Translation

หากปราศจากพระองค์ โลกนี้ถูกแผ่นดินแตะต้องประหนึ่งศพ ในสรรพสิ่งทั้งที่เคลื่อนไหวและไม่เคลื่อนไหว ย่อมไม่ปรากฏสิ่งใดที่ว่างจากพระองค์เลย

Word by Word

• त्वया: by you / without you (as agent of separation)
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विरहितम्: devoid of; separated from
• विरहितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+रह् (धातु) → विरहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (लोकम्)

• लोकम्: the world
• लोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• शववत्: like a corpse
• शववत्: Visheshaṇa (Adverbial qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शव (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (adverb: like a corpse)

• स्पृशते: touches / comes into contact with
• स्पृशते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्पृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• मही: the earth
• मही: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• त्वया: by you / without you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• रहितम्: devoid of
• रहितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रह् (धातु) → रहित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (किञ्चित्)

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितवाचक (indefinite: anything)

• दृश्यते: is seen
• दृश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपदम्

• सचराचरे: in (the realm of) moving and unmoving beings
• सचराचरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्गसदृश) + चर (प्रातिपदिक) + अचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (चर+अचर), ‘स-’ = सहित; विशेषणम् (लोके)

Speaker

Kāma (addressing Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative tableau: Śiva’s subtle presence suffuses the world—trees, animals, rivers, stones glow with a faint liṅga-like radiance, while Kāma speaks with philosophical intensity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is presented as the indwelling reality of all beings; separation from the Divine is spiritual lifelessness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it supports the broader māhātmya by asserting Śiva’s omnipresence in sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is a theological assertion within a prayer.