Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69
Devanagari script
मोक्षं स्वर्गं च नरकमास्ते संसाधयन्नपि
Transliteration
mokṣaṃ svargaṃ ca narakamāste saṃsādhayannapi
Translation
Er erlangt Befreiung, Himmel oder Hölle—selbst während er sich müht und die Früchte seines eigenen Tuns hervorbringt.
Word by Word
मोक्षम्liberation
मोक्षम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular
स्वर्गम्heaven
स्वर्गम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction) — coordinating particle ‘and’
नरकम्hell
नरकम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनरक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular
आस्तेremains; stays
आस्ते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootआस् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada
संसाधयन्accomplishing; bringing about
संसाधयन्:
Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + साध् (धातु) → संसाधयत् (कृदन्त, वर्तमानकृदन्त/शतृ)
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Present active participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिeven; also
अपि:
Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात/अव्यय (particle) — concessive/emphatic ‘even/also’
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A contemplative teaching moment: a sage-like figure indicating three paths or three realms—liberation, heaven, and hell—while a seeker stands mid-journey, symbolizing ‘attaining while striving’.
Characters & Entities
M
MokṣaS
SvargaN
NarakaFAQs
Human effort and conduct generate consequences—ranging from hellish suffering to heavenly reward and ultimately liberation.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this standalone line.
None explicitly; it summarizes the spectrum of karmic outcomes.