Shloka 20 - Adhyaya 4 - Kedara Khanda - Mahesvara Khanda | Malay | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

अस्ति चेदीश्वरः कश्चित्फलरूप्यस्य कर्म्मणः । कर्तारं भजते सोपि न ह्यकर्तुः प्रभुर्हिसः

Transliteration

asti cedīśvaraḥ kaścitphalarūpyasya karmmaṇaḥ | kartāraṃ bhajate sopi na hyakartuḥ prabhurhisaḥ

Translation

Jika ada suatu Tuhan yang membahagi-bahagikan hasil perbuatan, maka Dia pun bergantung pada si pelaku; kerana Dia bukanlah penguasa bagi orang yang tidak berbuat.

Word by Word

अस्तिthere is

चेत्if

ईश्वरःa lord/controller

कश्चित्someone/any

फलरूप्यस्यof (a deed) having the form of fruit/result

कर्मणःof action/deed

कर्तारम्the doer/agent

भजतेattaches to/partakes of

सःhe/that (lord)

अपिalso

नnot

हिindeed/for

अकर्तुःof a non-doer

प्रभुःmaster/lord

हिindeed

सःhe

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indra (Surenḍra) and Lokapālas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A counsel scene: a sage-teacher (Bṛhaspati or narrator-voice) explaining karma and agency to a worried king of gods; the visual focus is on teaching gesture and attentive listening rather than action.

Characters & Entities

Īśvara (Lord)

Karma

Phala (result)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual life requires responsible action; divine governance does not negate personal agency.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-region framing (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though the verse teaches karma-dharma rather than naming a particular tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it presents a dharmic principle about action and its fruits.