Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

यथा मदर्थमानीतौ शक्रे जीवति तावुभौ । त्वयि जीवति भो ब्रहमन्कार्यं तव करिष्यति

Transliteration

yathā madarthamānītau śakre jīvati tāvubhau | tvayi jīvati bho brahamankāryaṃ tava kariṣyati

Translation

Así como esos dos son mantenidos a salvo por mi causa mientras Śakra (Indra) vive, así también—mientras tú vivas, oh brahmán—se cumplirá tu propósito.

Word by Word

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Avyaya (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: just as)

• मत्-अर्थम्: for my sake
• मत्-अर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मत् (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष—‘मम अर्थः’ (for my sake)

• आनीतौ: (two) brought
• आनीतौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + नी (धातु) → आनीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; ‘brought’ (agreeing with तौ उभौ)

• शक्रे: when/while Śakra (Indra) (is)
• शक्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• जीवति: lives/is alive
• जीवति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तौ: those two
• तौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; सर्वनाम

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), द्विवचन; विशेषण

• त्वयि: in you/when you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जीवति: live (are alive)
• जीवति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• भो: O!
• भो: Sambodhana-marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भो (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle)

• ब्रह्मन्: O Brahman (sage)
• ब्रह्मन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• कार्यं: the task/what is to be done
• कार्यं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• करिष्यति: will do
• करिष्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Śacī (Indrāṇī), by context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reassuring figure speaks to a Brahmin (Bṛhaspati), indicating two protected beings in the background; Indra is shown alive, and a subtle aura suggests that time itself is holding the situation in suspension until the purpose completes.

Characters & Entities

• Śacī
• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine purposes unfold through steadiness and protection—when life and resolve remain, the intended work can be completed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is within Kedārakhaṇḍa (Kedāra sacred region), though this verse focuses on the devas’ mission rather than a direct tirtha-phala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is narrative reassurance and instruction.