Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सात्त्विकाच्चाप्यहंकाराद्विद्वि कर्मेद्रियाणि च । एकादशं मनश्चैव राजसं च द्वयोर्विदुः

Transliteration

sāttvikāccāpyahaṃkārādvidvi karmedriyāṇi ca | ekādaśaṃ manaścaiva rājasaṃ ca dvayorviduḥ

Translation

يقولون: من الأناوية (أهمكارا) ذات السَّتْفِكَا تنشأ حواسُّ الإدراك وأعضاءُ الفعل، والحادي عشر هو الذهن (مانس). وأمّا عاملُ الرَّجَس فهو المعروف بأنه القوة التي تُحرِّك كليهما وتُجريهما في العمل.

Word by Word

• सात्त्विकात्: from the sāttvika (aspect)
• सात्त्विकात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सात्त्विक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (also/even)

• अहंकारात्: from ego (ahaṃkāra)
• अहंकारात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहंकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• विदुः: they know, they state
• विदुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कर्मेन्द्रियाणि: organs of action
• कर्मेन्द्रियाणि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मणः इन्द्रियाणि)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एकादशम्: the eleventh / making eleven
• एकादशम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकादश (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; संख्याविशेषण

• मनः: mind
• मनः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• राजसम्: rājasa (active)
• राजसम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राजस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• द्वयोः: of the two
• द्वयोः: Shashthi-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; संख्याशब्द

• विदुः: they know, they state
• विदुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A central figure representing ahaṃkāra emits eleven rays: five sensory faculties, five action faculties, and one mind-ray; a red rājasa current animates them like wind in a wheel, suggesting activation and movement.

Characters & Entities

• Ahaṃkāra
• Indriyas
• Karmendriyas
• Manas
• Rajas
• Sattva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mind and senses are products of guṇas; mastering rājasa restlessness and cultivating sāttvika clarity is key for dharmic living and spiritual progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.