Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तस्मा त्तव कृते नाहं भेदयिष्यामि रोहिणीम् । कथंचिदपि भूपाल युगांतररशतेष्वपि

Transliteration

tasmā ttava kṛte nāhaṃ bhedayiṣyāmi rohiṇīm | kathaṃcidapi bhūpāla yugāṃtararaśateṣvapi

Translation

เพราะฉะนั้น ข้าแต่พระราชา เพื่อเห็นแก่ท่าน เราจะไม่เบียดเบียนโรหิณีเลย—ไม่ว่าโดยประการใด แม้กาลยุกันตรนับแสนจะล่วงไปก็ตาม

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: from that; therefore
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• तव: of you; your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• कृते: for (the sake of)
• कृते: Nimitta/Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; हेतौ (for the sake of)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध-अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negative particle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भेदयिष्यामि: I will split/separate
• भेदयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भिद् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: ‘cause to split’)

• रोहिणीम्: Rohiṇī
• रोहिणीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कथंचित्: somehow; by any means
• कथंचित्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/अनिश्चितता (somehow)

• अपि: even; also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/समुच्चय (even/also)

• भूपाल: O king
• भूपाल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन

• युगान्तर: interval between ages; aeon-gap
• युगान्तर: Sambandha (Qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रातिपदिक; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: युगस्य अन्तरम्)

• रशतेषु: in multitudes/heaps
• रशतेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; ‘रश’ = समूह/राशि (heaps/multitudes)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान (even)

Speaker

Śani

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king petitions a graha-deity (Arka-sambhava) who solemnly vows not to afflict Rohiṇī for the king’s sake, extending the promise across yugas; the moment is one of oath and protection.

Characters & Entities

• Śani
• Rohiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharmic courage can transform even harsh fate into protection; divine powers can be redirected toward welfare through righteous action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly named in this verse; it concludes a narrative segment within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse records a vow/assurance (anugraha) rather than a ritual instruction.