Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सदा त्वं मोक्षधर्मेषु परिनिष्ठां परां गतः । सर्वभूतसमो दांतो रागद्वेषविवर्जितः

Transliteration

sadā tvaṃ mokṣadharmeṣu pariniṣṭhāṃ parāṃ gataḥ | sarvabhūtasamo dāṃto rāgadveṣavivarjitaḥ

Translation

Tu demeures sans cesse établi dans les dharmas qui mènent à la délivrance, ayant atteint la plus haute stabilité. Tu es égal envers tous les êtres, maître de toi, et exempt d’attachement comme d’aversion.

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मोक्षधर्मेषु: in the duties/teachings of liberation
• मोक्षधर्मेषु: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष + धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; (मोक्षस्य धर्माः)

• परिनिष्ठाम्: steadfastness, firm devotion
• परिनिष्ठाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परिनिष्ठा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• गतः: having attained
• गतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘gone/attained’

• सर्वभूतसमः: equal toward all beings
• सर्वभूतसमः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + भूत + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (सर्वेषां भूतानां समः)

• दान्तः: self-controlled
• दान्तः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त (प्रातिपदिक; √दम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘self-controlled’

• रागद्वेषविवर्जितः: devoid of attachment and hatred
• रागद्वेषविवर्जितः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: राग + द्वेष + विवर्जित (कृदन्त; √वर्ज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘free from attachment and aversion’

Speaker

Phālguna (Arjuna)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Arjuna praises Nārada’s liberated steadiness: Nārada appears serene, eyes half-closed, with a gentle aura; surrounding beings—humans, animals—are shown near him in harmony, illustrating ‘sarva-bhūta-sama’.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Liberation-oriented dharma is marked by steadiness, equal regard for all beings, self-control, and freedom from attachment and aversion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on mokṣa-dharma and inner virtues.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse prescribes ethical-spiritual disciplines (samatā, dama, vairāgya).