Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

भवतीषु च कः कोपो ये यदर्थे हि निर्मिताः । ते तमर्थं प्रकुर्वंति सत्यमस्तुभमेव च

Transliteration

bhavatīṣu ca kaḥ kopo ye yadarthe hi nirmitāḥ | te tamarthaṃ prakurvaṃti satyamastubhameva ca

Translation

What anger could there be toward you, when beings act for the very purpose for which they were fashioned? They fulfill that purpose—let this be accepted as truth, indeed.

Word by Word

• bhavatīṣu: among you (ladies)
• bhavatīṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, बहुवचन — Locative plural (in/among you ladies)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (and)

• kaḥ: what?
• kaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Interrogative pronoun (what?/which?)

• kopaḥ: anger
• kopaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular (anger)

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Relative pronoun (those who)

• yadarthe: for which purpose
• yadarthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular (for which purpose)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतौ-निपात (indeed/for)

• nirmitāḥ: created
• nirmitāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nir + √mā (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकृदन्त/Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — (they) created/formed

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Demonstrative pronoun (they/those)

• tam: that
• tam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular; विशेषण (qualifying artham: that)

• artham: purpose
• artham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन — Accusative singular (purpose/meaning)

• prakurvanti: carry out
• prakurvanti: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद — 3rd person plural present (they carry out/perform)

• satyam: truth/indeed
• satyam: Sambandha (Predicate/Assertion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘truth’; here as predicate/assurance

• astu: let it be
• astu: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — 3rd person singular imperative (let it be)

• ubham: both
• ubham: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘both’; here: ‘both (are) true’

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (indeed/only)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (and)

Speaker

Unclear (continuation of the same internal speaker addressing 'bhavatīṣu/striyaḥ')

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kṣamā-tīrtha (forgiveness as inner ford)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calm teacher addresses agitated listeners; behind, a wheel of guṇas (sattva-rajas-tamas) shows beings acting by nature; the teacher’s open palm gesture signifies forgiveness and acceptance of truth.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reduce anger by understanding that beings tend to act according to their created nature and purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a moral-psychological teaching rather than a tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it recommends an attitude of truth-based acceptance and restraint.