Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

तस्माज्ज्ञानपरो भूत्वा कुरु कर्म्म समाहितः । सुखदुःखसमो भूत्वा सुखी भव निरंतरम्

Transliteration

tasmājjñānaparo bhūtvā kuru karmma samāhitaḥ | sukhaduḥkhasamo bhūtvā sukhī bhava niraṃtaram

Translation

C’est pourquoi, voue-toi à la connaissance et accomplis tes actes l’esprit recueilli. Égal dans le plaisir et la peine, demeure dans une félicité intérieure ininterrompue.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Anvaya (Logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् इति अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (हेतौ/therefore), निपातवत्

• ज्ञानपरः: devoted to knowledge
• ज्ञानपरः: Visheshana (Qualifier of implied 'त्वम्')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञान + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ज्ञानं परं यस्य/ज्ञानपरः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाले

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कर्म: action, duty
• कर्म: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• समाहितः: collected, composed
• समाहितः: Visheshana (State of agent)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + धा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सुखदुःखसमः: equal in pleasure and pain
• सुखदुःखसमः: Visheshana (Qualifier of implied 'त्वम्')
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + दुःख + सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (सुखं च दुःखं च), ततः कर्मधारयार्थे 'समः'—सुखदुःखयोः समः; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund)

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Visheshana (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Imperative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• निरन्तरम्: constantly, without break
• निरन्तरम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

Speaker

Śiva (Hara/Rudra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dakṣa and/or the assembled sages (contextual audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene teacher instructs: ‘Become devoted to knowledge; act with collected mind; be equal in pleasure and pain; remain continuously happy within.’ The Himalayan shrine setting mirrors inner stillness.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unite wisdom with disciplined action, and cultivate equanimity—this yields steady inner joy and spiritual progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra context frames the kṣetra’s greatness as guiding devotees toward knowledge, composure, and liberation-oriented living.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical discipline is given: perform karma with samādhāna (composure) and cultivate sukha-duḥkha-samatā (evenness toward pleasure and pain).