Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

आत्मनः सुकृताल्लब्धं स्वयमेव भुनक्त्वसौ । स एव भगवानीशः करिष्यति कृपां मयि

Transliteration

ātmanaḥ sukṛtāllabdhaṃ svayameva bhunaktvasau | sa eva bhagavānīśaḥ kariṣyati kṛpāṃ mayi

Translation

সে নিজের পুণ্যে যা লাভ করেছে, তা সে নিজেই ভোগ করুক। সেই ভগবান ঈশ নিশ্চয়ই আমার প্রতিও কৃপা করবেন।

Word by Word

• ātmanaḥ: of oneself
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• sukṛtāt: from (one's) merit
• sukṛtāt: Apadana/Hetu (Source/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन

• labdham: obtained
• labdham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: labh (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (to implied object)

• svayam: oneself
• svayam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्वयम् (reflexive adverb)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• bhunaktu: let him enjoy
• bhunaktu: Kriya (Injunctive action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• asau: that (person), he
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• bhagavān: the Lord
• bhagavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• īśaḥ: the ruler, Īśa
• īśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; ‘bhagavān īśaḥ’ (apposition)

• kariṣyati: will do, will show
• kariṣyati: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future/भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• kṛpām: mercy, grace
• kṛpām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• mayi: towards me, in my case
• mayi: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Dvija-nandana (the Brahmin’s son)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The prince points gently toward the other’s rightful enjoyment of earned merit, while his gaze lifts toward a Śiva shrine, expressing trust in Īśa’s compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Īśa
• Bhagavān
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Trust in Īśa: renunciation and faith invite grace, while merit rightfully yields its own fruit to its doer.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse glorifies Īśa (Śiva) as the compassionate Lord.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the implied practice is steady devotion and reliance on Śiva’s grace.