Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

मनुष्यं पितरो देवा मुनयो मानवास्तथा । भृतानि चोपजीवंति तदर्थं नियतो भवेत्

Transliteration

manuṣyaṃ pitaro devā munayo mānavāstathā | bhṛtāni copajīvaṃti tadarthaṃ niyato bhavet

Translation

ດ້ວຍການອຸປະຖຳຂອງມະນຸດຄົນໜຶ່ງ ບັນພະບຸລຸດ, ເທວະ, ມຸນີ, ມະນຸດອື່ນໆ ແລະຜູ້ພຶງພາທັງຫມົດ ຈຶ່ງດຳລົງຊີວິດ; ດັ່ງນັ້ນຄວນຢູ່ດ້ວຍວິໄນ ແລະຈຸດປະສົງເພື່ອເຂົາເຈົ້າ।

Word by Word

• मनुष्यम्: a human being
• मनुष्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पितरः: the ancestors/fathers
• पितरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मुनयः: the sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मानवाः: men/humans
• मानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise/also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सादृश्यबोधक-अव्यय (so/likewise)

• भृतानि: dependents/maintained beings
• भृतानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृत (प्रातिपदिक; √भृ ‘to support’ से)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ‘dependents/maintained beings’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• उपजीवन्ति: live by/depend on
• उपजीवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदर्थम्: for that purpose
• तदर्थम्: Sambandha (Purpose/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; तद् + अर्थ)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-रूपेण (for that purpose); समासः—तत्पुरुष (तस्य अर्थः)

• नियतः: disciplined/regulated
• नियतः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (अध्याहृतः ‘सः’)

• भवेत्: should be/become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Characters & Entities

• Pitṛs (Ancestors)
• Devas
• Munis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Human life is meant for responsible support of gods, ancestors, sages, and society through disciplined living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific place is mentioned; the verse teaches universal dharma rather than a localized māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied is the ethic behind yajña/offerings and duty, but no explicit rite (snāna, dāna, japa) is stated.