Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

अधुनैव वयं सर्वे प्रभवो न भवामहे । भवतो दुर्न्नयेनेव नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

adhunaiva vayaṃ sarve prabhavo na bhavāmahe | bhavato durnnayeneva nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

এই মুহূর্ত থেকেই আমরা কেউ আর সক্ষম বা প্রভু থাকব না—শুধু তোমার কুমতিপূর্ণ আচরণের জন্য। এ বিষয়ে আর বিচার করার দরকার নেই।

Word by Word

• adhunā: now
• adhunā: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘now’)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle: ‘indeed/just’)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (vayam इत्यस्य)

• prabhavaḥ: capable / powerful (ones)
• prabhavaḥ: Vidhēya (Predicate noun/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विधेय-नाम (predicate noun)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• bhavāmahe: we are / we become
• bhavāmahe: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• bhavataḥ: of you (sir)
• bhavataḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक; आदरार्थ-प्रोनाउन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• dur-nayena: by bad counsel
• dur-nayena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dur + naya (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः: दुष्टः नयः (bad policy/evil counsel)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘here/in this matter’)

• kāryā: to be done / necessary
• kāryā: Vidhēya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (कृदन्त; √kṛ कृ + यत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (vicāraṇā इत्यस्य)

• vicāraṇā: deliberation
• vicāraṇā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Viṣṇu (continuation; inferred)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An assembly of devas/priests turning away in firm resolve, indicating withdrawal of support; the central figure (Dakṣa) is isolated, while a shadow of fear looms; the setting hints at a sacrificial arena near a sacred landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Misguided action against dharma causes immediate loss of strength and standing—both personal and collective.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra region), though the verse itself is a moral warning rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it urges correction of conduct (naya) aligned with dharma.