Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

सव्यं करं ददावस्य तं चासौ नाभ्यनन्दत । भद्रे यच्छुचि नैव स्याद्यच्चैवावज्ञया कृतम्

Transliteration

savyaṃ karaṃ dadāvasya taṃ cāsau nābhyanandata | bhadre yacchuci naiva syādyaccaivāvajñayā kṛtam

Translation

Sie bot ihm die linke Hand dar, doch er nahm sie nicht an. Er sprach: „O sanfte Dame, was unrein ist und was in Missachtung getan wird, soll man nicht annehmen.“

Word by Word

• savyam: left
• savyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: savya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• karam: hand
• karam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचनम्

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्णभूतः), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• asya: of him/to him
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसके, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचनम्

• tam: that (hand/it)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

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

• asau: he
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asau (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचनम्

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

• abhyanandata: approved/accepted with pleasure
• abhyanandata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-nand (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूतः/इम्पर्फेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• bhadre: O auspicious lady
• bhadre: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhadrā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, सम्बोधन (vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्

• yat: whatever
• yat: Karma/Visaya (Relativized object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम् (यद्-सम्बन्ध)

• śuci: pure
• śuci: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuci (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (शुद्धम्)

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

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic)

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• yat: and whatever
• yat: Karma/Visaya (Relativized object/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

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

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

• avajñayā: with contempt/disrespect
• avajñayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avajñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, तृतीया (करण), एकवचनम्

• kṛtam: done/made
• kṛtam: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating; direct admonition attributed to the brahmacārī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī extends her left hand in offering; the ascetic/brāhmaṇa figure gently but firmly declines, instructing that impure or disrespectful acts should not be accepted.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Brahmacārī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires accepting only what is offered rightly—pure in manner and free from disrespect.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A purity rule is implied: one should not accept offerings/actions considered aśuci (impure) or performed with avajñā (disrespect).