Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

ते मथ्यमानास्त्वरिता देवाः स्वात्मार्थसाधकाः । अभिलाषपराः सर्वे न श्रृण्वंति यतो जडाः

Transliteration

te mathyamānāstvaritā devāḥ svātmārthasādhakāḥ | abhilāṣaparāḥ sarve na śrṛṇvaṃti yato jaḍāḥ

Translation

Mais ces dieux, pressés de baratter et ne visant que leur propre profit, tous poussés par le désir, n’écoutèrent point, tant leur esprit était engourdi.

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (pronoun; masculine, nominative, plural)

• मथ्यमानाः: being churned/churning (engaged in churning)
• मथ्यमानाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मथ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्/मान-प्रत्यय (present passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative, plural)

• त्वरिताः: hasty
• त्वरिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्वरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative, plural)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative, plural)

• स्व: own
• स्व: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्-प्रयोग/समासाङ्ग (indeclinable-like in compounds; compound member)

• आत्म: self
• आत्म: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप, समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• अर्थ: purpose/benefit
• अर्थ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप, समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• साधकाः: accomplishers/pursuers
• साधकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative, plural)

• स्वात्मार्थसाधकाः: seeking their own ends
• स्वात्मार्थसाधकाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्व+आत्मन्+अर्थ+साधक (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (स्वात्मार्थं साधयन्ति ये), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative, plural)

• अभिलाष: desire
• अभिलाष: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण-अङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिलाष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक-रूप, समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• पराः: devoted/intent on
• पराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative, plural)

• अभिलाषपराः: intent on desire
• अभिलाषपराः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिलाष+पर (प्रातिपदिक-समूह)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (अभिलाषे पराः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative, plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative, plural)

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

• शृण्वन्ति: they listen/hear
• शृण्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (present; active; 3rd person plural)

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, हेत्वर्थक (indeclinable: because/wherefrom)

• जडाः: dull/stupid
• जडाः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative, plural)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating the response (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas strain at the churning rope with anxious faces, eyes fixed on hoped-for nectar; Nārada stands aside, unheard, his gesture suspended; the poison cloud looms as consequence of their fixation.

Characters & Entities

• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Haste and self-interest make even the noble deaf to wisdom; desire hardens the mind against dharmic counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse teaches character and discernment within the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it warns against desire-driven action.