Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

मयाभिमंत्रितं तोयं क्षुरिकामुण्डसंभवम् । पिब तस्याः प्रभावेण शीघ्रमेव त्यजिष्यसि । जठरान्मामकीं विद्यां त्वयाधीता पुरा तु या

Transliteration

mayābhimaṃtritaṃ toyaṃ kṣurikāmuṇḍasaṃbhavam | piba tasyāḥ prabhāveṇa śīghrameva tyajiṣyasi | jaṭharānmāmakīṃ vidyāṃ tvayādhītā purā tu yā

Translation

“จงดื่มน้ำนี้ที่เราประกอบมนตร์ไว้แล้ว อันเกิดจาก ‘กษุริกามุณฑะ’ อันคมกล้า ด้วยฤทธิ์ของมัน เจ้าจะขับออกโดยเร็วจากท้องของเจ้า ซึ่งวิทยาของเราที่เจ้าเคยเรียนจากเรามาก่อน”

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Agent/instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अभिमन्त्रितम्: consecrated/enchanted (with mantra)
• अभिमन्त्रितम्: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + मन्त्र् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘तोयम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

• क्षुरिका-मुण्ड-सम्भवम्: produced from (razor-)shaving of the head
• क्षुरिका-मुण्ड-सम्भवम्: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षुरिका (प्रातिपदिक) + मुण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समासः (determinative; ‘arising from the shaved head/razor-shaving’), नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘तोयम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पिब: drink
• पिब: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• तस्याः: of it/of her (of that water)
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive/6th), एकवचनम्

• प्रभावेण: by the power/effect
• प्रभावेण: Karana (Cause/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचनम्

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• एव: indeed, surely
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• त्यजिष्यसि: you will abandon
• त्यजिष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• जठरात्: from the belly
• जठरात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जठर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (Ablative/5th), एकवचनम्

• मामकीम्: my (belonging to me)
• मामकीम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; स्वत्ववाचक-विशेषणम्

• विद्याम्: knowledge
• विद्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• अधीता: studied/learnt
• अधीता: Karta (Predicate complement to ‘विद्या’/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + इ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle: ‘studied’), स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘विद्या’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (formerly)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वय-निपात (contrastive particle)

• या: which
• या: Karta (Subject of relative clause/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Śākalya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The guru holds a kamaṇḍalu of consecrated water, eyes intense; the water is depicted as shimmering with mantra-syllables; the disciple is compelled to drink.

Characters & Entities

• Śākalya
• Yājñavalkya
• Kṣurikāmuṇḍa (rite/essence)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Misused spiritual power can harm; true wisdom ultimately must be sought through purity, devotion, and rightful means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative moves toward Viśvāmitra-hrada, where cleansing and renewed sādhana restore spiritual steadiness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A mantra-consecrated water is given to drink, intended to force the expulsion of previously learned knowledge.