Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

मम वाक्यमतिक्रम्य दातुमिच्छस्यरिंदम । विगुणो भव रे मंद तस्मात्त्वं निःश्रिको भव

Transliteration

mama vākyamatikramya dātumicchasyariṃdama | viguṇo bhava re maṃda tasmāttvaṃ niḥśriko bhava

Translation

„O Bezwinger der Feinde! Da du die Gabe geben willst, indem du mein Wort übertrittst, sollst du ohne Verdienst sein. O Träggeist, werde darum ‘niḥśrīka’—der Wohlstand und Glück entbehrt.“

Word by Word

• मम: my
• मम: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वाक्यम्: command/word
• वाक्यम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अतिक्रम्य: having transgressed
• अतिक्रम्य: पूर्वक्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति-क्रम् (धातु) + ल्यप् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: ल्यबन्त/क्त्वार्थक (gerund), अव्यय; ‘having transgressed’

• दातुम्: to give
• दातुम्: प्रयोजन
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + तुमुन् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), अव्ययवत्

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अरिंदम: O subduer of enemies
• अरिंदम: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिंदम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• विगुणः: devoid of merit/virtue
• विगुणः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• भव: become
• भव: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रे: hey!
• रे: सम्बोधन
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: रे (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle, often harsh)

• मन्द: O fool/sluggish one
• मन्द: सम्बोधन
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; (vocative used as abusive address)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: हेतु/अपादान (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; ‘therefore/from that’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: कर्ता
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• निःश्रिकः: without prosperity/fortune
• निःश्रिकः: विधेय
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःश्रिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• भव: be
• भव: क्रिया
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Bhārgava (Śukrācārya), cursing Bali

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi-audience (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage pronounces a curse: his hand extended, words like a fiery stream; the addressed hero/daitya-king stands firm yet troubled; a symbolic ‘Lakṣmī/Śrī’ motif fades from the recipient, indicating niḥśrīkatā.

Characters & Entities

• Bhārgava (Śukrācārya)
• Bali

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It highlights the tension between guru-ājñā (teacher’s command) and dāna-dharma (the duty of giving), showing how choices carry karmic consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse itself is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa context, but this specific line focuses on the Bali–Vāmana ethical conflict rather than directly praising a single tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (charitable giving) is referenced—Bali’s intention to give despite opposition.