Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ईश्वर उवाच । अजरामरता नास्ति नामरूपभृतोयतः । ममापि देहपातः स्यादवधिं कुरु जीविते

Transliteration

īśvara uvāca | ajarāmaratā nāsti nāmarūpabhṛtoyataḥ | mamāpi dehapātaḥ syādavadhiṃ kuru jīvite

Translation

ພຣະອີສະວະຣະກ່າວວ່າ: ສັດຜູ້ມີກາຍ ແລະຖືນາມກັບຮູບ ບໍ່ມີພາວະອະມະຕະທີ່ພົ້ນຈາກແກ່ແລະຕາຍ. ແມ່ນແຕ່ເຮົາກໍມີການວາງກາຍ; ດັ່ງນັ້ນຈົ່ງກຳນົດຂອບເຂດແຫ່ງອາຍຸຂອງເຈົ້າເຖີດ.

Word by Word

• ईश्वरः: Īśvara (the Lord)
• ईश्वरः: Karta (Speaker/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अजरामरता: ageless immortality
• अजरामरता: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अ + जरा + अमरता (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; नञ्-तत्पुरुष (जरा नास्ति, मरणं नास्ति इति भावः)

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

• अस्ति: exists
• अस्ति: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नामरूपभृतः: of those who bear name and form
• नामरूपभृतः: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाम + रूप + भृत् (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (नामरूपं बिभ्रति ये)

• यतः: since; because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (causal: because/since)

• मम: of me; my
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षावाचक-अव्यय (also/even)

• देहपातः: falling of the body; death
• देहपातः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह + पात (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देहस्य पातः)

• स्यात्: would be; may occur
• स्यात्: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अवधिम्: a limit; term
• अवधिम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• कुरु: make; set
• कुरु: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• जीविते: in (your) life; for lifespan
• जीविते: Adhikarana (Domain/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीवित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the devotee/narrating sādhaka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva, calm and authoritative, addresses the devotee: embodied beings cannot escape aging and death; choose a fixed lifespan—teaching delivered with compassionate firmness.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Īśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Embodiment (nāma-rūpa) implies change and death; wise boons align with dharma and the cosmic rhythm rather than demanding absolute immortality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; the verse is doctrinal, stressing the nature of embodied life.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical instruction is given: request a defined lifespan rather than impossible immortality.