Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

न मे कामो न मे क्रोधो न वैरं न च मत्सरः । अज्ञानाद्दृष्टिमान्द्याच्च स्खलनं क्षन्तुमर्हथ

Transliteration

na me kāmo na me krodho na vairaṃ na ca matsaraḥ | ajñānāddṛṣṭimāndyācca skhalanaṃ kṣantumarhatha

Translation

মোৰ ভিতৰত কাম নাই, ক্ৰোধ নাই, বৈৰ নাই, আৰু ঈৰ্ষ্যাও নাই। অজ্ঞান আৰু দৃষ্টিৰ মন্দতাৰ বাবে যদি কোনো স্খলন ঘটিছে, তেন্তে কৃপা কৰি ক্ষমা কৰিব।

Word by Word

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

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic form

• kāmaḥ: desire
• kāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic form

• krodhaḥ: anger
• krodhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• vairaṃ: enmity
• vairaṃ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

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

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

• matsaraḥ: jealousy
• matsaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ajñānāt: from ignorance
• ajñānāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭimāndyāt: from dullness of vision
• dṛṣṭimāndyāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭi + māndya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दृष्टेः मान्द्यम्)

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

• skhalanaṃ: a slip / fault
• skhalanaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skhalana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• kṣantum: to forgive
• kṣantum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣam (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive), ‘क्षम्’ धातोः

• arhatha: you all should / are worthy (to)
• arhatha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śāṇḍilī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the kathā frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble woman or devotee stands before a circle of sages on a riverbank, palms joined, eyes lowered, expressing faultlessness in intent yet pleading forgiveness for ignorance.

Characters & Entities

• Śāṇḍilī
• Ṛṣis (implicit addressees)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and seeking forgiveness purify faults; restraint from kāma and krodha is central to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the teaching is ethical within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a moral plea for kṣamā (forbearance/forgiveness).