Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

यक्ष्मणा ग्रस्तकायोऽसौ क्षयं याति दिनेदिने

Transliteration

yakṣmaṇā grastakāyo'sau kṣayaṃ yāti dinedine

Translation

เมื่อกายถูกยักษมาครอบงำ เขาก็ทรุดโทรมลงวันแล้ววันเล่า ร่อยหรอไปเรื่อย ๆ

Word by Word

• yakṣmaṇā: by yakṣmā (disease)
• yakṣmaṇā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• grastakāyaḥ: whose body is seized
• grastakāyaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: grasta (कृदन्त; √gras) + kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः ‘ग्रस्तः कायः यस्य/ग्रस्तकायः’ (विशेषण)

• asau: he
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kṣayam: decline/wasting
• kṣayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• yāti: goes/undergoes
• yāti: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• dine: in (each) day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• dine: day by day
• dine: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (iteration)

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Soma, once radiant, is shown progressively wasting—sunken cheeks, dim halo, weakened posture—marking the steady grip of Yakṣmā over time.

Characters & Entities

• Yakṣmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked consequences of wrongdoing can intensify over time; suffering is portrayed as progressive until remedied through right action and refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra is the narrative setting of the Māhātmya, presenting events as part of the sacred landscape’s spiritual teaching.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse describes the daily worsening (kṣaya) caused by Yakṣmā.