Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

कृतश्रमं कृतप्रज्ञं न च तृप्तं समाधितः । नित्यं यत्नात्प्रमत्तं च नारदं तं नमाम्यहम्

Transliteration

kṛtaśramaṃ kṛtaprajñaṃ na ca tṛptaṃ samādhitaḥ | nityaṃ yatnātpramattaṃ ca nāradaṃ taṃ namāmyaham

Translation

Ich verneige mich vor Nārada, der Mühe auf sich nahm und Weisheit kultivierte; der in seinem Samādhi nicht selbstzufrieden ruht, sondern durch unablässiges Streben stets wachsam bleibt.

Word by Word

• kṛta-śramaṃ: one who has undertaken toil
• kṛta-śramaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृ-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त) + śrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास, विशेषण

• kṛta-prajñaṃ: one of accomplished wisdom
• kṛta-prajñaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृ-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त) + prajñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास, विशेषण

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tṛptaṃ: satisfied/content
• tṛptaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛpta (तृप्-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि-विशेषण (past passive participle used adjectivally)

• samādhitaḥ: composed/absorbed (in samādhi)
• samādhitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (धा-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि-विशेषण (one who is composed/collected)

• nityaṃ: always
• nityaṃ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत्-अव्यय (adverbial accusative)

• yatnāt: from effort/through effort
• yatnāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause/source)

• pramattaṃ: zealously engaged
• pramattaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-matta (mad्-धातु, कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (here: 'ever alert/zealous', lit. 'intoxicated/absorbed')

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• nāradaṃ: Narada
• nāradaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• namāmi: I bow to
• namāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nam (नम्-धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Kaumārikākhaṇḍa context: Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa addressing sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada seated in meditation with luminous calm, yet eyes open in alertness; beside him, a path of steps labeled śrama, prajñā, samādhi, apramāda; devotees continue practice rather than resting.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Samādhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even spiritual attainments should not lead to complacency; sustained effort and alertness are essential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No; it emphasizes ongoing sādhanā and vigilance.