Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

नैवाहं कुटिला शर्व विषमा न च धूर्जटे । स्वदोषैस्त्वं गतः क्षांतिं तथा दोषाकरश्रियः

Transliteration

naivāhaṃ kuṭilā śarva viṣamā na ca dhūrjaṭe | svadoṣaistvaṃ gataḥ kṣāṃtiṃ tathā doṣākaraśriyaḥ

Translation

Je ne suis point retorse, ô Śarva; je ne suis point injuste, ô toi aux mèches emmêlées. Toi, paré comme une mine de fautes, tu n’es venu à la patience qu’à cause de tes propres défauts.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Kriya-pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kuṭilā: crooked/devious
• kuṭilā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṭila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (aham-सम्बन्धि)

• śarva: O Śarva (Śiva)
• śarva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• viṣamā: uneven/unfair
• viṣamā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• na: not
• na: Kriya-pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• dhūrjaṭe: O Dhūrjaṭi (matted-haired Śiva)
• dhūrjaṭe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūrjaṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• sva-doṣaiḥ: by your own faults
• sva-doṣaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य दोषाः)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gataḥ: have gone to/attained
• gataḥ: Kriya (Participial predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) → gata (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘gone/attained’

• kṣāntim: forbearance/forgiveness
• kṣāntim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tathā: so/likewise
• tathā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• doṣa-ākara-śriyaḥ: (you) whose glory is a mine of faults / rich in faults (ironical epithet)
• doṣa-ākara-śriyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākara (प्रातिपदिक) + śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दोषानाम् आकारः = खनिः/निधानम्; तस्य श्रीः यस्याः/यस्य) — here used as epithet

Speaker

Girijā (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī stands firm, denying fault; her posture upright, chin lifted; Śiva (Dhūrjaṭi) with jaṭā and calm gaze; the contrast between her sharp expression and his composed stillness is central.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā
• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Śarva
• Dhūrjaṭi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fault-finding often rebounds on the critic; dharma advises self-examination before accusing others.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No holy place is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.