Shloka 26

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

Devanagari script

अवश्यं क्रियमाणस्य कर्मणो दृश्यते फलम्‌ । न हि निर्वेदमागम्य किंचित्‌ प्राप्नोति शोभनम्‌,किये जानेवाले कर्मका फल अवश्य दृष्टिगोचर होता है। केवल खिन्न होकर बैठ रहनेसे कोई अच्छा परिणाम हाथ नहीं लगता

Transliteration

avaśyaṃ kriyamāṇasya karmaṇo dṛśyate phalam | na hi nirvedam āgamya kiñcit prāpnoti śobhanam ||

Translation

The fruit of an action truly undertaken is surely seen. But by merely sinking into dejection and abandoning effort, one attains nothing commendable.

Word by Word

अवश्यम्certainly, inevitably

क्रियमाणस्यof (a deed) being done

कर्मणःof the action/deed

दृश्यतेis seen/appears

फलम्fruit, result

नnot

हिindeed, for

निर्वेदम्despondency, dejection

आगम्यhaving reached/attained

किञ्चित्anything (at all)

प्राप्नोतिobtains, attains

शोभनम्good, auspicious, excellent

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Visible, worthwhile outcomes arise from action that is actually performed; mere dejection and withdrawal from effort produce nothing good. The verse distinguishes constructive detachment from unproductive despair.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Vyādha’s discourse (the hunter’s moral instruction), he advises the listener to abandon despondency and engage in proper action, emphasizing that results follow from doing one’s work.