Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126

Devanagari script

कथमीश्वरवाक्यार्थस्तस्मादन्यत्र मुच्यते । असंशयं विमुढास्ते पश्चात्तापः पुरा महान्

Transliteration

kathamīśvaravākyārthastasmādanyatra mucyate | asaṃśayaṃ vimuḍhāste paścāttāpaḥ purā mahān

Translation

കർത്താവിന്റെ വചനാർത്ഥം എങ്ങിനെ മറ്റെവിടെയെങ്കിലും മാറ്റിവയ്ക്കാം? ആ മോഹിതർ സംശയമില്ലാതെ പിന്നീടു മഹാ പശ്ചാത്താപത്തിൽ വീണു.

Word by Word

• कथम्: how
• कथम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कथम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• ईश्वरवाक्यार्थः: the meaning of the Lord’s statement
• ईश्वरवाक्यार्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश्वर + वाक्य + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; बहु-षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समासः (ईश्वरस्य वाक्यस्य अर्थः)

• तस्मात्: from that/from it
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (5th case), एकवचन

• अन्यत्र: elsewhere
• अन्यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• मुच्यते: is released/let go
• मुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणवत् नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• विमूढाः: deluded
• विमूढाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि+मूढ (प्रातिपदिक; मूढ from मुह् धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ते)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• पश्चात्तापः: regret/repentance
• पश्चात्तापः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पश्चात्ताप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly/earlier
• पुरा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• महान्: great
• महान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; विशेषण (पश्चात्तापः)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) narrating to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A reflective moment: the narrator questions how the Lord’s meaning could be set aside; daityas shown later with downcast faces, hands on heads, embodying remorse.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Lord)
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s decree is inescapable; ignoring dharma leads first to delusion and finally to regret.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse emphasizes divine authority and moral causality.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.