Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

त्वया दुःखं न संचिंत्यं मम भक्तवधात्मकम् । कर्मणानेन श्लाघ्योऽसि मुनीनामपि पुत्रक

Transliteration

tvayā duḥkhaṃ na saṃciṃtyaṃ mama bhaktavadhātmakam | karmaṇānena ślāghyo'si munīnāmapi putraka

Translation

わが子よ、わが行いが信徒を討つことを伴ったとしても、これを思って悲嘆に沈んではならぬ。この業により、汝は牟尼たちの中にあってさえ称賛に値する。

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीयपुरुष-संबोधनार्थं न; नपुंसकं न; पुल्लिङ्ग/स्त्रीलिङ्ग-सामान्य-रूपम्, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्; Instrumental singular of pronoun ‘you’

• duḥkham: sorrow, grief
• duḥkham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचनम्; Neuter nominative/accusative singular

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम्; negative particle

• saṃcintyam: to be thought of, to be worried about
• saṃcintyam: Vidhaya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ + cint (धातु) → saṃcintya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थे ‘-ya’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; gerundive ‘to be thought/considered’

• mama: of me, my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचनम्; Genitive singular ‘of me’

• bhakta-vadha-ātmakam: consisting in the slaying of (my) devotees
• bhakta-vadha-ātmakam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक) + vadha (प्रातिपदिक) + ātmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष; ‘भक्तानां वधः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः + ‘वधात्मक’ इति कर्मधारय-प्रायः), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; adjectival compound qualifying duḥkham

• karmaṇā: by (this) act/deed
• karmaṇā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचनम्; Instrumental singular

• anena: by this
• anena: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषणम्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; Instrumental singular ‘by this’ (agreeing with karmaṇā)

• ślāghyaḥ: praiseworthy
• ślāghyaḥ: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ślāghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्; Predicate adjective

• asi: are
• asi: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचनम्; ‘you are’

• munīnām: of sages
• munīnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचनम्; Genitive plural

• api: even, also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार-अव्ययम्; particle ‘also/even’

• putraka: dear son
• putraka: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, संबोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचनम्; Vocative singular (diminutive/affectionate)

Speaker

Śiva

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: पुत्रक (a youthful devotee/son-figure addressed affectionately)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate Lord addresses a youthful devotee/son, lifting his sorrow and declaring him praiseworthy even among sages; the atmosphere is intimate, didactic, and protective.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Bhakta (devotee)
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Do not be consumed by grief when actions occur within a higher dharmic order; accept divine guidance and continue righteous resolve.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned; the verse is ethical-theological instruction within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a direct teaching from Śiva offering reassurance and dharmic framing.