Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

नाहं मुष्णामि नयने नेत्रहंता भवान्भव । भगस्तत्ते विजानाति तथैवेदं जगत्त्रयमा

Transliteration

nāhaṃ muṣṇāmi nayane netrahaṃtā bhavānbhava | bhagastatte vijānāti tathaivedaṃ jagattrayamā

Translation

Ich stehle deine Augen nicht; du selbst, o Bhava, bist der Zerstörer der Augen. Bhaga weiß das von dir, und ebenso weiß es diese ganze dreifache Welt.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Kriya-pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• muṣṇāmi: steal/take away
• muṣṇāmi: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• nayane: (your) two eyes
• nayane: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, द्विवचन (accusative dual)

• netra-haṃtā: the destroyer of eyes
• netra-haṃtā: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक) + hantṛ (प्रातिपदिक; √han)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (नेत्राणां हन्ता)

• bhavān: you (sir)
• bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (honorific pronoun)

• bhava: O Bhava (Śiva)
• bhava: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• bhagaḥ: Bhaga (a deity)
• bhagaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘that (matter)’

• te: to you/your
• te: Sambandha (To/for you; possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन (enclitic genitive/dative usage contextually)

• vijānāti: knows clearly
• vijānāti: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tathā: so/likewise
• tathā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

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

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• jagat-trayam: the three worlds
• jagat-trayam: Karta (Apposition to idam/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + traya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयाणि जगन्ति)

Speaker

Girijā (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī delivers a cutting line: she gestures toward Śiva’s third eye/fiery aspect; a symbolic vignette may show Bhaga at Dakṣa’s sacrifice with damaged eyes, while the three worlds stand as witnesses; Śiva’s aura is formidable.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā
• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Bhava
• Bhaga
• Jagattraya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Accountability cannot be shifted by accusation; truth is witnessed by gods and the world, so integrity is dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is cited; the verse alludes to mythic memory (Bhaga) within the dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.