Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

न मे कामो न मे क्रोधो न वैरं न च मत्सरः । अज्ञानाद्दृष्टिमान्द्याच्च स्खलनं क्षन्तुमर्हथ

Transliteration

na me kāmo na me krodho na vairaṃ na ca matsaraḥ | ajñānāddṛṣṭimāndyācca skhalanaṃ kṣantumarhatha

Translation

എനിക്കുള്ളിൽ കാമവും ഇല്ല, ക്രോധവും ഇല്ല; വൈരവും ഇല്ല, മത്‌സരവും ഇല്ല. എന്തെങ്കിലും പിഴവ് ഉണ്ടായിട്ടുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ അത് അജ്ഞാനവും ദൃഷ്ടിമാന്ദ്യവും മൂലം—ദയവായി ക്ഷമിക്കണം.

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic form

• kāmaḥ: desire
• kāmaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• me: of me / my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; enclitic form

• krodhaḥ: anger
• krodhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• vairaṃ: enmity
• vairaṃ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• matsaraḥ: jealousy
• matsaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: matsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ajñānāt: from ignorance
• ajñānāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ajñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭimāndyāt: from dullness of vision
• dṛṣṭimāndyāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dṛṣṭi + māndya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दृष्टेः मान्द्यम्)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• skhalanaṃ: a slip / fault
• skhalanaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: skhalana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• kṣantum: to forgive
• kṣantum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṣam (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-रूप (infinitive), ‘क्षम्’ धातोः

• arhatha: you all should / are worthy (to)
• arhatha: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śāṇḍilī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha milieu

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the kathā frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble woman or devotee stands before a circle of sages on a riverbank, palms joined, eyes lowered, expressing faultlessness in intent yet pleading forgiveness for ignorance.

Characters & Entities

• Śāṇḍilī
• Ṛṣis (implicit addressees)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and seeking forgiveness purify faults; restraint from kāma and krodha is central to dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the teaching is ethical within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a moral plea for kṣamā (forbearance/forgiveness).