Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

कृतश्रमं कृतप्रज्ञं न च तृप्तं समाधितः । नित्यं यत्नात्प्रमत्तं च नारदं तं नमाम्यहम्

Transliteration

kṛtaśramaṃ kṛtaprajñaṃ na ca tṛptaṃ samādhitaḥ | nityaṃ yatnātpramattaṃ ca nāradaṃ taṃ namāmyaham

Translation

أنحني بخشوعٍ أمام نارادا، الذي بذل الجهد وربّى الحكمة؛ لا يركن إلى الرضا في سمادهِي، بل يظلّ يقظًا على الدوام بسعيٍ متواصل.

Word by Word

• kṛta-śramaṃ: one who has undertaken toil
• kṛta-śramaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृ-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त) + śrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास, विशेषण

• kṛta-prajñaṃ: one of accomplished wisdom
• kṛta-prajñaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृ-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त) + prajñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास, विशेषण

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tṛptaṃ: satisfied/content
• tṛptaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛpta (तृप्-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि-विशेषण (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• samādhitaḥ: composed/absorbed (in samādhi)
• samādhitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धा-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि-विशेषण (one who is composed/collected)

• nityaṃ: always
• nityaṃ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत्-अव्यय (adverbial accusative)

• yatnāt: from effort/through effort
• yatnāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause/source)

• pramattaṃ: zealously engaged
• pramattaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-matta (mad्-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (here: 'ever alert/zealous', lit. 'intoxicated/absorbed')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• nāradaṃ: Narada
• nāradaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• namāmi: I bow to
• namāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (नम्-धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada seated in meditation with luminous calm, yet eyes open in alertness; beside him, a path of steps labeled śrama, prajñā, samādhi, apramāda; devotees continue practice rather than resting.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Samādhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even spiritual attainments should not lead to complacency; sustained effort and alertness are essential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No; it emphasizes ongoing sādhanā and vigilance.