Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सदा त्वं मोक्षधर्मेषु परिनिष्ठां परां गतः । सर्वभूतसमो दांतो रागद्वेषविवर्जितः

Transliteration

sadā tvaṃ mokṣadharmeṣu pariniṣṭhāṃ parāṃ gataḥ | sarvabhūtasamo dāṃto rāgadveṣavivarjitaḥ

Translation

Du bist stets in den Dharmas verankert, die zur Befreiung führen, und hast die höchste Standhaftigkeit erlangt. Du bist allen Wesen gleich, selbstbeherrscht und frei von Anhaftung und Abneigung.

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मोक्षधर्मेषु: in the duties/teachings of liberation
• मोक्षधर्मेषु: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; (मोक्षस्य धर्माः)

• परिनिष्ठाम्: steadfastness, firm devotion
• परिनिष्ठाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिनिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गतः: having attained
• गतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘gone/attained’

• सर्वभूतसमः: equal toward all beings
• सर्वभूतसमः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + भूत + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (सर्वेषां भूतानां समः)

• दान्तः: self-controlled
• दान्तः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त (प्रातिपदिक; √दम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘self-controlled’

• रागद्वेषविवर्जितः: devoid of attachment and hatred
• रागद्वेषविवर्जितः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राग + द्वेष + विवर्जित (कृदन्त; √वर्ज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘free from attachment and aversion’

Speaker

Phālguna (Arjuna)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Arjuna praises Nārada’s liberated steadiness: Nārada appears serene, eyes half-closed, with a gentle aura; surrounding beings—humans, animals—are shown near him in harmony, illustrating ‘sarva-bhūta-sama’.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation-oriented dharma is marked by steadiness, equal regard for all beings, self-control, and freedom from attachment and aversion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on mokṣa-dharma and inner virtues.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse prescribes ethical-spiritual disciplines (samatā, dama, vairāgya).