Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

अकार्यं क्रियते मूढैः प्रायः क्रोधसमन्वितैः । क्रोधेन नश्यते कीर्तिः क्रोधो हंति स्थिरां श्रियम्

Transliteration

akāryaṃ kriyate mūḍhaiḥ prāyaḥ krodhasamanvitaiḥ | krodhena naśyate kīrtiḥ krodho haṃti sthirāṃ śriyam

Translation

ക്രോധത്തിൽ ആകപ്പെട്ട മൂഢർ പലപ്പോഴും ചെയ്യരുതാത്തത് ചെയ്യുന്നു. ക്രോധം കീര്ത്തിയെ നശിപ്പിക്കുന്നു; ക്രോധം സ്ഥിരമായ സമ്പത്തെയും തകർക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• अकार्यं: a wrongful act
• अकार्यं: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अकार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• क्रियते: is done
• क्रियते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (is done)

• मूढैः: by fools
• मूढैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• प्रायः: generally
• प्रायः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रायः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (generally/mostly)

• क्रोधसमन्वितैः: endowed with anger
• क्रोधसमन्वितैः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-भावः (क्रोधेन समन्वित)

• क्रोधेन: by anger
• क्रोधेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• नश्यते: perishes
• नश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• कीर्तिः: fame
• कीर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• क्रोधः: anger
• क्रोधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हंति: kills/destroys
• हंति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्थिरां: steady
• स्थिरां: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• श्रियम्: prosperity
• श्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Pārvatī/Umā (gnomic reflection within narration; speaker inferred from immediate context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Didactic tableau: Devī (or a sage-figure) articulates a moral maxim—anger makes fools commit wrong; anger ruins fame and prosperity—while listeners absorb the teaching.

Characters & Entities

• Krodha (anger)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mastery over anger is essential for dharma; uncontrolled krodha ruins both reputation (kīrti) and lasting well-being (śrī).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is praised in this verse; it is a universal ethical maxim within the narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the teaching is inner discipline—anger control as practical dharma.