Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

यदद्य चिरकारी त्वं ततोऽसि चिरकारिकः । त्राहि मां मातरं चैव तपो यच्चार्जितं मया

Transliteration

yadadya cirakārī tvaṃ tato'si cirakārikaḥ | trāhi māṃ mātaraṃ caiva tapo yaccārjitaṃ mayā

Translation

ഇന്ന് നീ സത്യമായും ചിരകാരിയായാൽ, നീ തന്നേ നിശ്ചയം ചിരകാരികൻ. എന്നെയും എന്റെ മാതാവിനെയും രക്ഷിക്കേണമേ; ഞാൻ സമ്പാദിച്ച തപസ്സും സംരക്ഷിക്കേണമേ.

Word by Word

• yat: since/that which
• yat: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धाव्ययम् (relative particle), अव्यय-प्रयोगः; 'yad' = 'since/when/that which'

• adya: today/now
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

• cirakārī: one who acts after a long time / slow-acting one
• cirakārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cira + kārin (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक from √kṛ (कृ) + णिन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेष्य-सम्बोधनार्थे/कर्तृवाचकः; 'long-doer'

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम? (actually 2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पुं/स्त्री/नपुं (लिङ्ग-निर्देशः न आवश्यकः)

• tataḥ: therefore/from that
• tataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम् (adverb), हेत्वर्थे/तस्मात्- अर्थे

• asi: are
• asi: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (अस्)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• cirakārikaḥ: a slow-acting one
• cirakārikaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cira + kārika (प्रातिपदिक; agent-noun from √kṛ (कृ) + ण्वुल/इक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणवत्/नाम; 'slow-actor'

• trāhi: protect/save
• trāhi: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √trā (त्रा)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• mām: me
• mām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• mātaram: mother
• mātaram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्ययम् (emphatic particle)

• tapaḥ: austerity/penance
• tapaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्म/फलवाचकं

• yat: which
• yat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रयोगः (relative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्ययम् (conjunction)

• arjitam: earned/obtained
• arjitam: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √arj (अर्ज्) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; 'earned/obtained'

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

The father (contextually Gautama) pleading to Cirakārī; within Sūta’s narration (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense domestic scene: Cirakārī stands with weapon lowered, hands joined or head bowed, pleading to be saved along with his mother; the atmosphere is heavy with remorse and urgency.

Characters & Entities

• Cirakārī/Cirakārika

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True wisdom protects life and protects accumulated tapas; dharma seeks restoration rather than irreversible harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is prescribed; tapas (austerity) is referenced as spiritual capital to be safeguarded.