Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

प्रविष्टो न च दृष्टोऽसौ स च देवेन घातितः । घातिते चाहमाक्षिप्तो नीलकण्ठेन धीमता

Transliteration

praviṣṭo na ca dṛṣṭo'sau sa ca devena ghātitaḥ | ghātite cāhamākṣipto nīlakaṇṭhena dhīmatā

Translation

「奴は忍び入り、誰にも見咎められず、主によって討たれた。討たれた後、賢きニーラカṇṭhaは私を叱責された。」

Word by Word

• praviṣṭaḥ: entered
• praviṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-viś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; 'having entered'

• na: not
• na: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम्

• dṛṣṭaḥ: seen
• dṛṣṭaḥ: Kriyā (State/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि-भावः (seen)

• asau: that one (he)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम्

• devena: by the god
• devena: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; कर्तृ-करणे (agent/instrument)

• ghātitaḥ: killed
• ghātitaḥ: Kriyā (State/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ghāt (धातु, णिच् causative)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि (killed)

• ghātite: when (he) was killed
• ghātite: Kāla (Temporal circumstance/काल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ghāt (धातु, णिच्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचनम्; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute): 'when (he) was killed'

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्ययम्

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; सर्वनाम

• ākṣiptaḥ: was accused/reproached
• ākṣiptaḥ: Kriyā (State/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-kṣip (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्; कर्मणि (was rebuked/accused)

• nīlakaṇṭhena: by Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva)
• nīlakaṇṭhena: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīla (प्रातिपदिक) + kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; समासः: nīla-kaṇṭha = 'blue-throated (Śiva)'; कर्तृ-करणे (agent/instrument)

• dhīmatā: by the wise one
• dhīmatā: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhīmat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifier) nīlakaṇṭhena

Speaker

Vīraka (within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shadowy intruder has already crossed the threshold; in the sanctum, the Lord strikes him down. Vīraka stands aside, chastened, as Nīlakaṇṭha’s reproach falls like a stern verdict.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya (implied)
• Deva (Śiva)
• Nīlakaṇṭha (Śiva)
• Vīraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

With responsibility comes accountability; negligence at sacred duties invites correction even when the ultimate protection is divine.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse centers on events at Śiva’s guarded entrance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates cause, consequence, and admonition.