Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

ततोऽपरास्त्वधर्माद्याः प्रोचुर्नैव तथा वयम् । भविष्यामो मनस्तुभ्यमस्मत्तव भयं न हि

Transliteration

tato'parāstvadharmādyāḥ procurnaiva tathā vayam | bhaviṣyāmo manastubhyamasmattava bhayaṃ na hi

Translation

അപ്പോൾ അധർമ്മാദികളായ മറ്റുള്ളവർ പറഞ്ഞു—“അങ്ങനെ അല്ല; ഞങ്ങൾ നിന്റെ മനസ്സിൽ തന്നെ ചേർന്നു നില്ക്കും. ഞങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നുതന്നെ നിനക്ക് ഭയം ഉദിക്കും.”

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anukrama (Temporal/क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (sequence adverb)

• aparāḥ: others (f.)
• aparāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: apara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘अन्याः’ (Feminine nominative plural)

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (adversative particle)

• adharma-ādyāḥ: Adharma and the others
• adharma-ādyāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः ‘अधर्मः आदिः येषाम्’ (group headed by Adharma)

• procuḥ: said
• procuḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्सभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Perfect, 3rd plural, active)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• tathā: thus/so
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb)

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम (Nominative plural: ‘we’)

• bhaviṣyāmaḥ: we will be
• bhaviṣyāmaḥ: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद (Future, 1st plural, active)

• manaḥ: mind
• manaḥ: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय/सम्बन्धे (Neuter singular; ‘mind’)

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Dative singular: ‘to you/for you’)

• asmat: from us
• asmat: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Ablative singular: ‘from us’)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (Genitive singular: ‘your/of you’)

• bhayam: fear
• bhayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter singular)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थ-निपात (emphatic particle)

Speaker

Adharma and allied negative forces (personified), addressing the child

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic split tableau: on one side Dharma-led luminous beings; on the other Adharma-led shadowy figures asserting, ‘We too will cling to your mind; fear will arise from us.’

Characters & Entities

• Adharma
• negative vibhūtis/forces
• mind (manas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma seeks residence in the mind and generates fear; vigilance and dharmic discipline are needed to resist it.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse functions as ethical allegory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the implied practice is guarding the mind through dharma.