Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

स्वयं प्रकीर्तयेच्चापि मूकः पापोऽभिजायते । आज्ञालोपी गुरूणां च अपस्मारी भवेन्नरः

Transliteration

svayaṃ prakīrtayeccāpi mūkaḥ pāpo'bhijāyate | ājñālopī gurūṇāṃ ca apasmārī bhavennaraḥ

Translation

Wer sich selbst rühmt, wird als sündiger Stummer geboren. Und wer die Gebote seiner Lehrer (Gurus) übertritt, wird von Epilepsie heimgesucht.

Word by Word

• स्वयम्: by oneself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रकीर्तयेत्: would proclaim/boast
• प्रकीर्तयेत्: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• मूकः: mute
• मूकः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• पापः: sinful
• पापः: Kartā (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• अभिजायते: is born/arises
• अभिजायते: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• आज्ञालोपी: one who disobeys
• आज्ञालोपी: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा + लोपिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आज्ञायाः लोपः करोति इति (one who violates commands)

• गुरूणाम्: of the teachers/elders
• गुरूणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपस्मारी: epileptic
• अपस्मारी: Kartā (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपस्मारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अपस्माररोगयुक्तः (epileptic)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Kamaṭha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two cautionary vignettes: a boastful person rendered mute (symbolic closed mouth), and a disciple ignoring a guru’s instruction leading to instability (symbolic swirling aura around the head), contrasted with an ideal humble disciple.

Characters & Entities

• guru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and obedience to rightful instruction are dharmic safeguards; ego and disregard for gurus lead to suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; it is moral instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it implies a behavioral discipline—humility and adherence to guru’s guidance.