Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

त्वया दुःखं न संचिंत्यं मम भक्तवधात्मकम् । कर्मणानेन श्लाघ्योऽसि मुनीनामपि पुत्रक

Transliteration

tvayā duḥkhaṃ na saṃciṃtyaṃ mama bhaktavadhātmakam | karmaṇānena ślāghyo'si munīnāmapi putraka

Translation

يا بُنَيَّ، لا تُغْرِقْ نفسَكَ في الحزن على هذا الفعل منّي الذي تضمّن قتلَ عابدٍ مُخلِص. فبهذا العمل أنت جديرٌ بالثناء، حتى بين الحكماء.

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीयपुरुष-संबोधनार्थं न; नपुंसकं न; पुल्लिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग-सामान्य-रूपम्, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्; Instrumental singular of pronoun ‘you’

• duḥkham: sorrow, grief
• duḥkham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; Neuter nominative/accusative singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम्; negative particle

• saṃcintyam: to be thought of, to be worried about
• saṃcintyam: Vidhaya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ + cint (धातु) → saṃcintya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थे ‘-ya’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; gerundive ‘to be thought/considered’

• mama: of me, my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्; Genitive singular ‘of me’

• bhakta-vadha-ātmakam: consisting in the slaying of (my) devotees
• bhakta-vadha-ātmakam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक) + vadha (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; ‘भक्तानां वधः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः + ‘वधात्मक’ इति कर्मधारय-प्रायः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; adjectival compound qualifying duḥkham

• karmaṇā: by (this) act/deed
• karmaṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचनम्; Instrumental singular

• anena: by this
• anena: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; Instrumental singular ‘by this’ (agreeing with karmaṇā)

• ślāghyaḥ: praiseworthy
• ślāghyaḥ: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ślāghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्; Predicate adjective

• asi: are
• asi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचनम्; ‘you are’

• munīnām: of sages
• munīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचनम्; Genitive plural

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार-अव्ययम्; particle ‘also/even’

• putraka: dear son
• putraka: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्; Vocative singular (diminutive/affectionate)

Speaker

Śiva

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: पुत्रक (a youthful devotee/son-figure addressed affectionately)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate Lord addresses a youthful devotee/son, lifting his sorrow and declaring him praiseworthy even among sages; the atmosphere is intimate, didactic, and protective.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Bhakta (devotee)
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Do not be consumed by grief when actions occur within a higher dharmic order; accept divine guidance and continue righteous resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned; the verse is ethical-theological instruction within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a direct teaching from Śiva offering reassurance and dharmic framing.