Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

अन्धक उवाच । न तत्र सिध्यते कार्यं देवं प्रति महेश्वरम्

Transliteration

andhaka uvāca | na tatra sidhyate kāryaṃ devaṃ prati maheśvaram

Translation

Andhaka berkata: “Tiada suatu usaha pun akan berjaya apabila ditujukan menentang Tuhan Agung Maheśvara.”

Word by Word

• andhakaḥ: Andhaka
• andhakaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: andhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• sidhyate: is accomplished
• sidhyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sidh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• kāryam: the task / purpose
• kāryam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prati: towards / against
• prati: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: उपपद-अव्यय; 'towards/against' (with accusative)

• maheśvaram: Maheshvara (Śiva)
• maheśvaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maheśvara (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Andhaka

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Maheśvara-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śrī Bhagavān

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Andhaka speaks with reluctant realism, head slightly bowed, acknowledging futility of opposing Maheśvara; attendants look uneasy.

Characters & Entities

• Andhaka
• Maheśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Actions rooted in hostility toward the Supreme Lord and dharma do not bear auspicious fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kailāsa is implied as the divine abode of Śiva, though the broader frame is the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a narrative statement about the futility of opposing Maheśvara.