Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तदास्मत्समशांतानां नाभिभूतिं करिष्यथ । एवं ज्ञात्वा महेशोऽपि यतो ज्ञानमहोदयम्

Transliteration

tadāsmatsamaśāṃtānāṃ nābhibhūtiṃ kariṣyatha | evaṃ jñātvā maheśo'pi yato jñānamahodayam

Translation

“ดังนั้นพวกเจ้าจะไม่อาจครอบงำผู้สงบเย็นดุจเราได้” ครั้นรู้ดังนี้ มเหศะก็หันสู่มหาอุทัยแห่งญาณ

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'then')

• अस्मत्: of us
• अस्मत्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन (plural) — 'of us' (अस्माकम्)

• सम: equal
• सम: Visheshana (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग? (contextual), षष्ठी, बहुवचन — 'equal (to)' qualifying शान्तानाम

• शान्तानाम्: of the peaceful ones
• शान्तानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √शम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन — 'of the pacified/peaceful'

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

• अभिभूतिम्: defeat, overpowering
• अभिभूतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिभूति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन — 'overpowering/defeat'

• करिष्यथ: you will cause/do
• करिष्यथ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन — 'you (all) will do/make'

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb: 'thus')

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund): 'having known'

• महेशः: Mahesha (Śiva)
• महेशः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन — 'Mahesha (Śiva)'

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')

• यतः: because, from which
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal indeclinable: 'because/from which')

• ज्ञानमहोदयम्: the great manifestation of knowledge
• ज्ञानमहोदयम्: Karma/Prayojana (Context-dependent; here as object/goal of knowing)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक) + महोदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन — 'great rise/manifestation of knowledge' (ज्ञानस्य महोदयः)

Speaker

Narrative voice (continuing quoted speech then narration); Maheśa referenced

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maheśa (Śiva) oriented toward a luminous ‘sunrise’ of knowledge—abstract radiance behind him—while the siddhi figures recede; the tranquil aspirants form a calm circle.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśa (Śiva)
• Jñāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True śānti (inner tranquility) is a spiritual power that cannot be dominated by lesser forces; knowledge is presented as the supreme ascent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya cycle, but this verse highlights inner realization rather than a pilgrimage act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the emphasis is on śānti and jñāna as the path.