Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

तच्च दैवकृतं मत्वा न शुशोच महामतिः । देवो वा मानवो वापि को हि दवाद्विमुच्यते

Transliteration

tacca daivakṛtaṃ matvā na śuśoca mahāmatiḥ | devo vā mānavo vāpi ko hi davādvimucyate

Translation

Mengetahui bahwa semua itu adalah karya takdir (daiva), sang berhati agung tidak berduka. Entah dewa atau manusia, siapa yang dapat luput dari ketetapan nasib?

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• दैवकृतम्: done by fate/divine
• दैवकृतम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैवकृत (प्रातिपदिक; दैव + कृत)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (दैवेन कृतम्)

• मत्वा: having considered
• मत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मन् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) ‘having thought/considered’

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation)

• शुशोच: grieved
• शुशोच: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; शुच् = शोचति (to grieve)

• महामतिः: the great-minded (man)
• महामतिः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महामति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (महान् मतिः यस्य)

• देवः: a god
• देवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Samuccaya/Vikalpa (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (disjunctive particle ‘or’)

• मानवः: a human
• मानवः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Samuccaya/Vikalpa (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थ (even/also)

• कः: who
• कः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम (interrogative)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थ/निश्चयार्थ (particle ‘indeed/for’)

• दवात्: from the forest-fire
• दवात्: Apādāna (अपादान/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; ‘दव’ = दावाग्नि/वनाग्नि (forest-fire)

• विमुच्यते: is freed/escapes
• विमुच्यते: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि/मध्यस्थ-भावे ‘is freed/escapes’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandabhadra stands near a lamp and water-pot, eyes calm, palms joined; behind him a faint wheel of fate/time (kāla-cakra) motif; mourners around show grief, while he embodies śānta acceptance.

Characters & Entities

• Nandabhadra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Accepting providence (daiva) with equanimity is praised as a mark of great-minded dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified in this verse; it teaches a universal dharmic principle.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on inner discipline—non-grief and acceptance.