Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

स्वकृतेन जनः सर्वो जनेन परिभूयते । अवश्यमर्थी प्राप्नोति खण्डनां शशिखंडभृत्

Transliteration

svakṛtena janaḥ sarvo janena paribhūyate | avaśyamarthī prāpnoti khaṇḍanāṃ śaśikhaṃḍabhṛt

Translation

Durch das eigene Tun wird jeder Mensch von anderen erniedrigt. O Träger des Mondzeichens, wer fremde Gunst begehrt, begegnet unweigerlich der Geringschätzung.

Word by Word

• sva-kṛtena: by one’s own deed
• sva-kṛtena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वेन कृतम्)

• janaḥ: a person
• janaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvaḥ: every/entire
• sarvaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• janena: by (another) person/people
• janena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• paribhūyate: is humiliated/overpowered
• paribhūyate: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari + bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे अर्थः ‘is overpowered/insulted’

• avaśyam: inevitably
• avaśyam: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: avaśyam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• arthī: one who seeks (something)
• arthī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arthin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘अर्थी’ = इच्छुकः/याचकः

• prāpnoti: attains/gets
• prāpnoti: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + āp (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• khaṇḍanām: breaking/ruin; humiliation
• khaṇḍanām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khaṇḍanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (accusative)

• śaśi-khaṇḍa-bhṛt: O bearer of the moon-fragment (Śiva)
• śaśi-khaṇḍa-bhṛt: Sambodhana/Alambya (Addressed deity/आलम्ब्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśin (प्रातिपदिक) + khaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + bhṛt (कृदन्त: भृ-धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शशिनः खण्डं बिभर्ति)

Speaker

Girijā (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī addresses Śiva (moon-crested) with stern composure; her gesture is instructive—raised hand or pointed palm—while Śiva listens, calm yet attentive; the atmosphere is didactic within a domestic divine setting.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā
• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Śaśikhaṇḍabhṛt

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karma and conduct shape social outcomes; dharma values self-discipline over needy dependence that invites contempt.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is ethical instruction within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.