Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु प्रतिज्ञाय विशेषतः । इदं तदिति वाक्यांते प्रोच्यते स विनिर्णयः

Transliteration

dharmārthakāmamokṣeṣu pratijñāya viśeṣataḥ | idaṃ taditi vākyāṃte procyate sa vinirṇayaḥ

Translation

ধর্ম, অর্থ, কাম বা মোক্ষ বিষয়ে বিশেষ প্রতিজ্ঞা করে, বাক্যের শেষে ‘এটাই সেটি’ বলে যে সিদ্ধান্ত ঘোষণা করা হয়, সেটিই বিনির্ণয়।

Word by Word

• धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु: in (matters of) dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa
• धर्मार्थकाममोक्षेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• प्रतिज्ञाय: having undertaken; having promised
• प्रतिज्ञाय: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + √ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund): 'having promised/undertaken'

• विशेषतः: particularly
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'especially/in particular')

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरणार्थक-निपात (quotative)

• वाक्यान्ते: at the end of the sentence
• वाक्यान्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रोच्यते: is stated/uttered
• प्रोच्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)

• सः: that (it)
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• विनिर्णयः: definite determination
• विनिर्णयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वि + निर्णय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Satyavrata

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛs (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A debate or teaching session ends with the guru raising a hand in ‘nirṇaya’ gesture while a scribe writes the concluding line ‘idam tad’.

Characters & Entities

• Satyavrata
• Dharma
• Artha
• Kāma
• Mokṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic teaching should end in a clear conclusion, so the listener is not left in doubt about the intended meaning.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named; the verse is methodological, not geographical.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual appears; it prescribes clarity and conclusiveness in instruction.