Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

तथेति गत्वा ते सर्वे दधीचस्याश्रमं शुभम् । नानासत्त्वसमायुक्तं वैरबावविवर्जितम्

Transliteration

tatheti gatvā te sarve dadhīcasyāśramaṃ śubham | nānāsattvasamāyuktaṃ vairabāvavivarjitam

Translation

“یوں ہی ہو” کہہ کر وہ سب ددھیچی کے مبارک آشرم کو گئے—جہاں طرح طرح کے جاندار تھے، مگر دشمنی کے جذبے سے پاک تھا۔

Word by Word

• tathā: so; thus
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, तथार्थक (so/thus)

• iti: thus (saying)
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इत्यादि-उक्त्यर्थक (quotative particle)

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त, त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (having gone)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of te/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural)

• dadhīcasya: of Dadhīci
• dadhīcasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dadhīci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, genitive singular)

• āśramam: hermitage
• āśramam: Karma (Destination/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• śubham: auspicious; beautiful
• śubham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of āśramam/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• nānā-sattva-samāyuktam: filled with various beings
• nānā-sattva-samāyuktam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of āśramam/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + sattva (प्रातिपदिक) + samāyukta (प्रातिपदिक; sam-ā-√yuj (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (बहुपद-निर्धारण: नानाविधैः सत्त्वैः समायुक्तम्), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

• vaira-bhāva-vivarjitam: free from hostile feeling
• vaira-bhāva-vivarjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of āśramam/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaira (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (प्रातिपदिक; vi-√vṛj (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नञर्थ-भाव: वैरभावेन विवर्जितम् = devoid of enmity), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masculine, accusative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dadhīci-āśrama

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous forest hermitage: deer, birds, and other creatures mingle peacefully near huts and a sacred fire; devas arrive respectfully at the boundary, the whole scene suffused with auspicious calm.

Characters & Entities

• Dadhīci
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True holiness pacifies hostility—an āśrama grounded in dharma becomes a realm of harmony among beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra-region hermitage culture is praised, portraying the sacred landscape as conducive to peace and tapas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse highlights the ethical atmosphere of ahiṃsā and concord.