Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

स्वशक्त्या सर्व भूतेषु यदसौ न पराङ्मुखः । तीर्थायेके प्रशंसंति नंदभद्रो न मन्यते

Transliteration

svaśaktyā sarva bhūteṣu yadasau na parāṅmukhaḥ | tīrthāyeke praśaṃsaṃti naṃdabhadro na manyate

Translation

ដោយសារតែដោយកម្លាំងខាងក្នុងរបស់ខ្លួន គាត់មិនបែរមុខចេញពីសត្វមានជីវិតណាមួយឡើយ មនុស្សខ្លះសរសើរគាត់ថាជា «ទីរថ» (ទីបូជនីយដ្ឋាន/ទីធម្មយាត្រា)។ តែ នន្ទភទ្រា ខ្លួនគាត់វិញ មិនទទួលយកការសរសើរនោះទេ។

Word by Word

• sva-śaktyā: by his own power
• sva-śaktyā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य शक्तिः)

• sarva-bhūteṣu: among all beings
• sarva-bhūteṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि भूतानि)

• yat: since/that
• yat: Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक (relative particle 'since/that'), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

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

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध, अव्यय

• parāṅmukhaḥ: turned away/averse
• parāṅmukhaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parāṅmukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tīrthāya: for (a) sacred place/pilgrimage
• tīrthāya: Sampradāna (Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• eke: some (people)
• eke: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• praśaṃsanti: praise
• praśaṃsanti: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; धातुः—प्र√शंस् (to praise)

• nandabhadraḥ: Nandabhadra
• nandabhadraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandabhadra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम (proper noun)

• na: not
• na: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध, अव्यय

• manyate: thinks/considers
• manyate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातुः—मन् (to think/consider)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Characters & Entities

• Nandabhadra
• tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True holiness is measured by unwavering benevolence toward all beings, not by self-proclaimed status.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single geographic tīrtha is named; the verse elevates righteous conduct itself as ‘tīrtha-like’ purity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external rite is prescribed; the emphasis is on inner strength and non-aversion toward beings.