Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

लालितः पालितो वापि स्वस्वभावं न मुंचति । एवं मे मन्यते बुद्धिर्भवंतो यद्व्यवस्यताम्

Transliteration

lālitaḥ pālito vāpi svasvabhāvaṃ na muṃcati | evaṃ me manyate buddhirbhavaṃto yadvyavasyatām

Translation

سواء دُلِّل المرء أو حُفِظ وصِين بعناية، فإنه لا يترك طبيعته الخاصة. هكذا ترى بصيرتي بعد نظرٍ ورويّة؛ فلتعزموا أنتم بما ترونه لائقًا.

Word by Word

• lālitaḥ: (even if) caressed
• lālitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: lālita (कृदन्त; √lāl/लाल् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• pālitaḥ: (even if) protected, nurtured
• pālitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pālita (कृदन्त; √pāl/पाल् धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (Concession/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपि-कारक (concessive/emphatic particle)

• sva: one's own
• sva: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्राय/सर्वनाम-विशेषण; समासाङ्ग (in compound)

• svabhāvam: one's own nature
• svabhāvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक); समासः
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वस्य भावः)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• muñcati: abandons, gives up
• muñcati: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) एकवचन (also used as dative in usage); here: षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध (of me)

• manyate: thinks, considers
• manyate: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• buddhiḥ: intellect, understanding
• buddhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhavantaḥ: you (honored ones)
• bhavantaḥ: Sambodhana (Addressed/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; आदरार्थ-प्रयोग (honorific)

• yat: what, that which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• vyavasyatām: decide, determine
• vyavasyatām: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + ava + √sā/सा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; आज्ञार्थ (command/request)

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker continues, contrasting indulgence and protection with unchanging nature; devas exchange thoughtful glances as the counsel lands with sober clarity.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Lasting transformation requires inner virtue; policy must recognize character and act to uphold dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.