Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

युवयोरैक्यभावेन सुखं जीवेदिदं जगत् । त्वया प्रदत्तः शापोऽयं मा प्रत्याख्यातिलक्षणः

Transliteration

yuvayoraikyabhāvena sukhaṃ jīvedidaṃ jagat | tvayā pradattaḥ śāpo'yaṃ mā pratyākhyātilakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

Durch eure Eintracht und Einheit möge diese ganze Welt in Wohlergehen leben. Und möge dieser von dir ausgesprochene Fluch nicht zum Zeichen des Widerrufs oder der Verleugnung werden.

Word by Word

• युवयोः: of you two
• युवयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• ऐक्यभावेन: by the state of unity
• ऐक्यभावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऐक्य + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ऐक्यस्य भावः)

• सुखं: happily
• सुखं: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative: ‘happily’)

• जीवेत्: may live
• जीवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जीव् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• इदं: this
• इदं: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जगत्: world
• जगत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रदत्तः: given
• प्रदत्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + दत्त (कृदन्त; √दा (धातु))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• शापः: curse
• शापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मा: not / let not
• मा: Pratishedha (Prohibition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक-निपात (prohibitive/negative)

• प्रत्याख्यातिलक्षणः: having the mark of being rejected/withdrawn
• प्रत्याख्यातिलक्षणः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति + आख्याति + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रत्याख्यातिः एव लक्षणं यस्य)

Speaker

Dharma (personified), in dialogue context after Brahmā’s instruction

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two divine figures stand facing each other with softened expressions, their auras merging; the world (people, animals, rivers) appears calm beneath them; a curse-scroll or fiery speech-symbol is shown being pacified into a lotus-like form.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Harmony between divine powers sustains the welfare of the world, and speech—especially a curse—should not be frivolously withdrawn.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate passage leads into the glorification of Stambhatīrtha (Pillar-Tīrtha) in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it is an ethical instruction about unity and the gravity of a śāpa (curse).