Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

कच्चिद्दयासमोपेता गात्रक्लेशकरानपि । यूकामत्कुणदंशादीन्पुत्रवत्परिरक्षसि

Transliteration

kacciddayāsamopetā gātrakleśakarānapi | yūkāmatkuṇadaṃśādīnputravatparirakṣasi

Translation

Được trang nghiêm bởi lòng từ bi, nàng có che chở như con ruột ngay cả những loài gây khổ thân thể—như chấy, rệp, muỗi đốt và những loài tương tự—chăng?

Word by Word

• कच्चित्: whether? (I hope)
• कच्चित्: Sambandha (Discourse/प्रश्नसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कच्चित् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• दयासमोपेता: endowed with compassion
• दयासमोपेता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दया + सम् + उपेत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; ‘endowed with compassion’

• गात्रक्लेशकरान्: (those) causing bodily affliction
• गात्रक्लेशकरान्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गात्र + क्लेश + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural); ‘causing bodily pain’

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• यूका: lice
• यूका: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यूका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समास-पूर्वपद-रूप), बहुवचनार्थे समाहार (lice; used as member in list-compound)

• मत्कुण: bedbugs
• मत्कुण: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत्कुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (समास-पूर्वपद-रूप), बहुवचनार्थे (bedbugs; list member)

• दंशादीन्: bites and the like
• दंशादीन्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दंश + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural); ‘bites etc.’ (आदि-समास)

• पुत्रवत्: as (one would) a son
• पुत्रवत्: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुत्रवत् (अव्यय/तुल्ययोगे)
• Form: उपमान-अव्यय (adverb of comparison) ‘like a son’

• परिरक्षसि: you protect
• परिरक्षसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Present Indicative, 2nd person singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic voice within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate ascetic/householder gently removes insects from cloth or skin without killing, placing them aside; the face shows patience, not disgust; a subtle aura of sanctity surrounds the act.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True compassion is impartial: the vow of non-harm is tested precisely by creatures that irritate and inconvenience us.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it supports the moral purity expected of tīrtha-oriented life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it prescribes dayā/ahiṃsā as a lived discipline toward all beings.