Shloka 16

Skanda–Mātṛgaṇa-janma: Kumārakāḥ, Kanyāgaṇāḥ, and the Vīrāṣṭaka (स्कन्द-मातृगण-सम्भवः)

Devanagari script

कर्तुमहसि नोत्कण्ठां त्वद्विधा हविषादिन: । लोकवृत्तानुवृत्तज्ञा नित्यं धर्मपरायणा:,अतः आपको अपने विषयमें किसी प्रकारकी चिन्ता नहीं करनी चाहिये। आपके-जैसे ज्ञानी पुरुष, जो लोकवृत्तान्तके अनुवर्तनका रहस्य जाननेवाले तथा नित्य धर्मपरायण हैं, कभी विषादग्रस्त नहीं होते हैं

Transliteration

kartum arhasi notkaṇṭhāṃ tvadvidhā haviṣādinaḥ | lokavṛttānuvṛttajñā nityaṃ dharmaparāyaṇāḥ ||

Translation

“You ought not to give way to anxiety. Men like you—wise, disciplined, and living on sacred offerings—who understand how to conduct themselves in accordance with the ways of the world, and who are ever devoted to dharma, do not sink into despondency.”

Word by Word

कर्तुम्to do

अर्हसिyou ought/are fit (to)

नnot

उत्कण्ठाम्anxiety/uneasiness

त्वद्विधाःpeople like you

हविषादिनःoblation-eaters (i.e., gods/ritual-receivers)

लोकवृत्तानुवृत्तज्ञाःknowing the principle of conforming to worldly conduct

नित्यम्always

धर्मपरायणाःdevoted to dharma

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (a brāhmaṇa speaker)

ह

हविस् (sacrificial offering)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A person grounded in dharma and trained in proper conduct should not be overwhelmed by worry or dejection; ethical steadiness and understanding of right worldly conduct support inner composure.

What is happening in the narrative?

A brāhmaṇa addresses someone being troubled, urging him to abandon anxiety by appealing to his identity as a learned, dharma-committed person who knows how to act in accordance with accepted worldly and moral norms.