Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

तदेवं नैव भूयस्ते प्रकर्तव्यं कथंचन । अक्षिक्षेपो हि पूज्यानामावहत्यधिकं रुजम्

Transliteration

tadevaṃ naiva bhūyaste prakartavyaṃ kathaṃcana | akṣikṣepo hi pūjyānāmāvahatyadhikaṃ rujam

Translation

Darum tue dies niemals wieder, auf keinerlei Weise. Denn die Geringschätzung der Verehrungswürdigen bringt großes Leid und Schaden hervor.

Word by Word

• तत्: therefore
• तत्: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे/प्रकरण-सूचक (discourse particle: 'therefore/so')

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: manner)

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• एव: indeed/at all
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय/तुलनात्मक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुनरर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again/further)

• ते: for you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रिलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative) / षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; अत्र उपदेशे ‘ते’ = ‘तव/त्वया’ संबन्धे (for you)

• प्रकर्तव्यम्: to be done
• प्रकर्तव्यम्: Vidhi/Obligation (विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु) → कर्तव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्तव्यताप्रत्यय (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-भावः (to be done)

• कथंचन: in any way
• कथंचन: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथंचन (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-सहायक/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in any way)

• अक्षिक्षेपः: eye-rolling/derisive glance
• अक्षिक्षेपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षि (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—अक्षेः क्षेपः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha/Marker (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुबोधक/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• पूज्यानाम्: of the venerable (persons)
• पूज्यानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (समूह/व्यक्ति), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन (Plural)

• आवहति: brings about
• आवहति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + वह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• अधिकम्: greater, more
• अधिकम्: Karman (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘रुजम्’ विशेषणम्

• रुजम्: pain, suffering
• रुजम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुज्/रुजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Ekānaṃśā (Yogamāyā), admonishing Bhīma and by extension the Pāṇḍavas

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker forbids further insult and states the karmic consequence: disrespect toward the venerable brings intense suffering.

Characters & Entities

• Pūjya (the venerable—implicitly the goddess/divine)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Aparādha (disrespect) toward the venerable causes suffering; dharma requires reverence and restraint in speech and conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse teaches universal dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the ‘prescription’ is behavioral—avoid insult and maintain pūjā-bhāva (reverential attitude).