Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

त्यक्तनिंदास्तुतिर्मौनी मोक्षस्थः परिकीर्त्यसे । त्वं च नारद लोकेषु वायुवच्चपलो मुने

Transliteration

tyaktaniṃdāstutirmaunī mokṣasthaḥ parikīrtyase | tvaṃ ca nārada lokeṣu vāyuvaccapalo mune

Translation

നിങ്ങൾ നിന്ദയും സ്തുതിയും ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച മൗനിയെന്നും, മോക്ഷത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതനെന്നും പ്രശംസിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. എങ്കിലും ഹേ നാരദമുനേ, നിങ്ങൾ ലോകങ്ങളിൽ വായുവുപോലെ ചപലമായി സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• त्यक्तनिन्दास्तुतिः: one who has given up blame and praise
• त्यक्तनिन्दास्तुतिः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्यक्त (कृदन्त; √त्यज्) + निन्दा + स्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (निन्दा च स्तुतिः च) द्वन्द्व, तयोः त्यक्तः ‘having abandoned blame and praise’

• मौनी: silent, taciturn
• मौनी: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मौनिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मोक्षस्थः: abiding in liberation
• मोक्षस्थः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; (मोक्षे स्थितः)

• परिकीर्त्यसे: you are proclaimed
• परिकीर्त्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• नारद: O Nārada
• नारद: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• लोकेषु: in the worlds
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• वायुवत्: like the wind
• वायुवत्: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वायु + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपमानवाचक-अव्यय (indeclinable in -वत् used adverbially)

• चपलः: restless, swift
• चपलः: Visheshya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चपल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Phālguna (Arjuna)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nārada

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Arjuna remarks on Nārada’s paradoxical nature: a silent, praise/blame-transcending sage who nonetheless moves like the wind through worlds; depict Nārada mid-stride or floating, vīṇā in hand, with swirling wind motifs and multiple world-scenes faintly behind.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A liberated person transcends praise and blame; outward activity (wandering) can coexist with inner freedom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it characterizes Nārada’s conduct across the worlds.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the emphasis is on inner discipline (mauna) and equanimity toward praise and blame.