Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

त्वां गातयामि चाद्यैव यदि तिष्ठसि संयुगे । नो चेद्गच्छ मया मुक्तश्चिरं जीव सुखी भव

Transliteration

tvāṃ gātayāmi cādyaiva yadi tiṣṭhasi saṃyuge | no cedgaccha mayā muktaściraṃ jīva sukhī bhava

Translation

Ich werde dich noch heute vernichten, wenn du in diesem Kampf bleibst. Andernfalls geh – von mir freigelassen; lebe lange und sei glücklich.

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• गातयामि: I will make (you) go / drive away
• गातयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गातय (प्रातिपदिक/धातुनिर्मित causative stem)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) रूप—‘गातयति’ इत्यस्य

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Nipata (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• तिष्ठसि: you stand/remain
• तिष्ठसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• नः: not
• नः: Nipata (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• चेत्: if/otherwise
• चेत्: Nipata (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प/शर्त-अव्यय (else/if)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent/instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• मुक्तः: released/freed
• मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• जीव: live
• जीव: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Namuci (Daitya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The challenger issues a stark choice: remain and die today, or depart freed and blessed with long life; the moment is charged—raised hand in warning, yet the face carries controlled restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Namuci
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

False ‘mercy’ spoken from pride is unstable; dharma tests boastful speech and reveals true protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s sacred section frames the story; no particular tirtha is cited in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.