Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

स्वयं प्रकीर्तयेच्चापि मूकः पापोऽभिजायते । आज्ञालोपी गुरूणां च अपस्मारी भवेन्नरः

Transliteration

svayaṃ prakīrtayeccāpi mūkaḥ pāpo'bhijāyate | ājñālopī gurūṇāṃ ca apasmārī bhavennaraḥ

Translation

Sesiapa yang memuji dirinya sendiri akan lahir sebagai orang berdosa dan bisu. Dan orang yang melanggar perintah para guru akan ditimpa penyakit sawan (epilepsi).

Word by Word

• स्वयम्: by oneself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• प्रकीर्तयेत्: would proclaim/boast
• प्रकीर्तयेत्: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कीर्त् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• मूकः: mute
• मूकः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मूक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• पापः: sinful
• पापः: Kartā (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• अभिजायते: is born/arises
• अभिजायते: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• आज्ञालोपी: one who disobeys
• आज्ञालोपी: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा + लोपिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; आज्ञायाः लोपः करोति इति (one who violates commands)

• गुरूणाम्: of the teachers/elders
• गुरूणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction)

• अपस्मारी: epileptic
• अपस्मारी: Kartā (Subject complement/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपस्मारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अपस्माररोगयुक्तः (epileptic)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Kamaṭha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Two cautionary vignettes: a boastful person rendered mute (symbolic closed mouth), and a disciple ignoring a guru’s instruction leading to instability (symbolic swirling aura around the head), contrasted with an ideal humble disciple.

Characters & Entities

• guru

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humility and obedience to rightful instruction are dharmic safeguards; ego and disregard for gurus lead to suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; it is moral instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it implies a behavioral discipline—humility and adherence to guru’s guidance.