Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

तत्करोमि प्रतीकारं तव दुःखोपशांतये । श्रृणु भद्र ममास्तीह बको मित्रं चिरंतनः

Transliteration

tatkaromi pratīkāraṃ tava duḥkhopaśāṃtaye | śrṛṇu bhadra mamāstīha bako mitraṃ ciraṃtanaḥ

Translation

میں تمہارے غم کو فرو کرنے کے لیے تدبیر کروں گا۔ سنو، اے نیک بخت! یہاں میرا قدیم دوست بَکا موجود ہے۔

Word by Word

• tat: that (this act/that)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• karomi: I do / I perform
• karomi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• pratīkāram: remedy, countermeasure
• pratīkāram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratīkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tava: of you / your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• duḥkha-upaśāntaye: for the alleviation of (your) sorrow
• duḥkha-upaśāntaye: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक) + upaśānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (duḥkhasya upaśāntiḥ)

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• bhadra: O good one / O sir
• bhadra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• asti: there is
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• iha: here
• iha: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• bakaḥ: a crane (named Baka)
• bakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: baka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• mitram: friend
• mitram: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• cirantanaḥ: ancient, long-standing
• cirantanaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cirantana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate sage speaks to a noble seeker, promising a remedy for sorrow and mentioning an ancient friend named Baka; intimate forest-āśrama setting, calm yet urgent counsel.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Baka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassion expresses itself as practical help—seeking a fitting remedy rather than surrendering to despair.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is praised in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on seeking counsel and assistance.