Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

एतादृशं न वाच्यं ते परेषामुपकारतः । कृतं त्वयैव यत्कर्म विश्वरूपवधादिकम्

Transliteration

etādṛśaṃ na vācyaṃ te pareṣāmupakārataḥ | kṛtaṃ tvayaiva yatkarma viśvarūpavadhādikam

Translation

„So solltest du nicht sprechen, zum Wohle der anderen. Denn die Tat, die vollbracht wurde – wie die Tötung Viśvarūpas – ist wahrlich von dir selbst getan worden.“

Word by Word

• etādṛśam: such (like this)
• etādṛśam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (वाच्यम्)

• na: not
• na: Kriyāniṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (निपात/अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (particle of negation)

• vācyam: should be spoken
• vācyam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vac (वच् धातु) + ya (यत्/णिच्-न?; वाच्य-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्य अर्थे कृदन्त (gerundive/वाच्य ‘to be spoken’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• te: by you / for you
• te: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (context: ‘by you/for you’—here: ‘by you’ as agent with vācyam)

• pareṣām: of others
• pareṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• upakārataḥ: for the benefit (of)
• upakārataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upakāra (प्रातिपदिक) + tas (तस्)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): ‘because of/for the sake of’

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; (कर्म) ‘done’

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी/तृतीया?; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• eva: indeed, alone
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• yat: which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• karma: deed, act
• karma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• viśvarūpa-vadha-ādikam: the killing of Viśvarūpa and the like
• viśvarūpa-vadha-ādikam: Viśeṣaṇa (Apposition/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvarūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + vadha (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + ka (क)
• Form: समास (मुख्यतः तत्पुरुष; ‘viśvarūpasya vadhaḥ’ + ‘ādi’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; ‘-ādika’ = ‘and the like’

Speaker

The Devas (addressing Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas admonish Indra: hands raised in gentle prohibition; Indra appears chastened as the name Viśvarūpa is invoked, casting a shadow of guilt.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Śakra (Indra)
• Viśvarūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Take responsibility for one’s actions without collapsing into despair; moral clarity supports the welfare of all.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; the verse is ethical counsel within the Kedārakhaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is admonition and moral reasoning.