Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

निन्दामवज्ञां कुरुते भक्तो भूत्वा न जीवति । एवं दृष्ट्वा निमित्तानि विपरीतानि योगवित्

Transliteration

nindāmavajñāṃ kurute bhakto bhūtvā na jīvati | evaṃ dṛṣṭvā nimittāni viparītāni yogavit

Translation

信愛の人となった後に、誹りと侮りをなすなら、その命は長くは保たれない。かかる逆なる兆しを見て、ヨーガを知る者は慎重に振る舞う。

Word by Word

• निन्दाम्: censure, blame
• निन्दाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• अवज्ञाम्: disrespect, contempt
• अवज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• कुरुते: does, commits
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• भक्तः: a devotee
• भक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √भज्-सेवा/भक्ति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having become)

• न: not
• न: Kriya-pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• जीवति: lives
• जीवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having seen)

• निमित्तानि: omens, signs
• निमित्तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• विपरीतानि: contrary, adverse
• विपरीतानि: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणं ‘निमित्तानि’ (Neuter, Accusative, Plural; adjective of nimittāni)

• योगवित्: knower of yoga
• योगवित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगवित् (प्रातिपदिक; योग + विद् ‘knower’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava (addressed in nearby verses; the teaching context continues)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin-devotee stands at a crossroads of pilgrimage paths; shadowy figures whisper slander while ominous birds/portents appear; the yogin turns inward, restraining speech and mind.

Characters & Entities

• Bhakta
• Yogavit

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion without humility is self-destructive; slander and contempt undermine spiritual life and invite downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is mentioned; the verse emphasizes moral conduct within devotion and yoga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the instruction is ethical—avoid nindā and avajñā.