Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 114

Devanagari script

यद्ययं चिरकारी स्यात्स मां त्रायेत पातकात् । चिरकारिक भद्रं ते भद्रं ते चिरकारिक

Transliteration

yadyayaṃ cirakārī syātsa māṃ trāyeta pātakāt | cirakārika bhadraṃ te bhadraṃ te cirakārika

Translation

'അവൻ യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ "ചിരകാരി" (വൈകി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നവൻ) ആണെങ്കിൽ, അവന് എന്നെ പാപത്തിൽ നിന്ന് രക്ഷിക്കാൻ കഴിയും. ഓ ചിരകാരി, നിനക്ക് മംഗളം ഭവിക്കട്ടെ! നിനക്ക് മംഗളം ഭവിക്കട്ടെ, ഓ ചിരകാരി!'

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्ययम् (conditional particle)

• अयम्: this (man)
• अयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular masculine

• चिरकारी: Cirakārī
• चिरकारी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरकारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Nominative singular masculine

• स्यात्: should be/is (possibly)
• स्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकारः, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; Optative, 3rd person singular, active

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Pronoun, nominative singular masculine

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Accusative singular

• त्रायेत: should save/protect
• त्रायेत: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्रा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकारः, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; Optative, 3rd person singular, active

• पातकात्: from sin
• पातकात्: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter, ablative singular

• चिरकारिक: O Cirakārika
• चिरकारिक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरकारिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Vocative singular masculine

• भद्रम्: good fortune/well-being
• भद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter nominative/accusative singular (benedictive usage)

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; 2nd person pronoun, dative/genitive singular

• भद्रम्: good fortune
• भद्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Neuter nominative/accusative singular (benedictive usage)

• ते: to you/for you
• ते: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Dative/genitive singular

• चिरकारिक: O Cirakārika
• चिरकारिक: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिरकारिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गः, सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; Vocative singular masculine

Speaker

The father (contextually Gautama) addressing Cirakārī/Cirakārika; within Sūta’s narration (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The speaker, now hopeful, calls out blessings to Cirakārī; Cirakārī stands composed, embodying patience; the atmosphere shifts from despair to cautious relief.

Characters & Entities

• Cirakārī/Cirakārika

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Delay in executing harmful orders can become a dharmic safeguard, preventing irreversible sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly praised in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.