Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

य एवंविधसंमोहतारकं न शिवं भजेत् । अथ ते कीर्थयिष्यामि कालमानं निबोध तत्

Transliteration

ya evaṃvidhasaṃmohatārakaṃ na śivaṃ bhajet | atha te kīrthayiṣyāmi kālamānaṃ nibodha tat

Translation

Wer würde Śiva nicht verehren, den Befreier aus einer solchen Verblendung? Nun werde ich dir das Maß der Zeit verkünden—erkenne es wohl.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• evaṃvidha-saṃmoha-tārakam: the remover of such delusion
• evaṃvidha-saṃmoha-tārakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evaṃvidha + saṃmoha + tāraka (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः तत्पुरुषसमासः (evaṃvidhaḥ saṃmohaḥ; tasya tārakam)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक निपात (negation particle)

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhajet: should worship/serve
• bhajet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• atha: then, now
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक/प्रस्तावक (then/now)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular) रूपम्; अत्र चतुर्थी (to you) अधिकम्

• kīrthayiṣyāmi: I will describe/proclaim
• kīrthayiṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kīrtay (धातु; णिच्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; णिजन्त (causative)

• kālamānam: measure of time
• kālamānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla-māna (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुषः (kālasya mānam)

• nibodha: understand, take note
• nibodha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: budh (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग-नि

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Teacher-figure, after praising Śiva as moha-tāraka, turns to instruct the listener on cosmic/ritual time-measures; a scroll or palm-leaf manuscript is shown; Śiva’s presence is felt as a luminous backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva is upheld as the remover of delusion, and the text transitions to disciplined knowledge of time as part of sacred teaching.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the focus shifts to doctrinal exposition (kāla-māna).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (bhajana) of Śiva is commended generally; no specific vrata or procedure is detailed.