Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

एवं कृते प्रसादात्स मुनेः पापेन मुच्यते । जायते न कलिस्तस्य न चासौख्यं भवेदिह

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛte prasādātsa muneḥ pāpena mucyate | jāyate na kalistasya na cāsaukhyaṃ bhavediha

Translation

Quand cela est accompli, par la grâce de ce sage on est délivré du péché. Pour lui, Kali ne se lève pas, et nul malheur ne survient ici-bas.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• कृते: when (this) is done
• कृते: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when it is done)

• प्रसादात्: from (the) grace
• प्रसादात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान/Ablative), एकवचन; कारणार्थे (from/through the grace)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (he)

• मुनेः: of the sage
• मुनेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पापेन: by/through sin
• पापेन: Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतु/साधनार्थे (because of sin / by sin)

• मुच्यते: is freed
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• जायते: arises/is born
• जायते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• कलिः: Kali (strife/evil age)
• कलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्य: for him/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: nor/not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

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

• असौख्यम्: unhappiness
• असौख्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष-भाव (negated abstract noun)

• भवेत्: would be/should occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

Speaker

Contextual (phalaśruti-style assurance within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Guptakṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada bestows blessing; a subtle aura of protection surrounds the devotee; dark, shadowy personification of Kali recedes; the devotee stands serene, free from fear and misfortune.

Characters & Entities

• Muni (sage)
• Kali

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere ritual action aligned with dharma, supported by saintly grace, purifies sin and brings protection from decline and distress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified in this verse; it states the spiritual results (phala) of the prescribed worship and charity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It refers back to the prior acts (mantra-awakening, stuti, pūjā, and dāna); the verse states their resulting merit and protection.