Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

इंद्रचंद्ररविविष्णुप्रमुखाः प्राप्नुयुः कृतम् । तस्मादवश्यं च कृतं भोज्यमेव नरैः सदा

Transliteration

iṃdracaṃdraraviviṣṇupramukhāḥ prāpnuyuḥ kṛtam | tasmādavaśyaṃ ca kṛtaṃ bhojyameva naraiḥ sadā

Translation

ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର, ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର, ରବି (ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ), ବିଷ୍ଣୁ ଆଦି ପ୍ରମୁଖମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିଜ କୃତ କର୍ମର ଫଳ ପାଆନ୍ତି; ତେଣୁ ମନୁଷ୍ୟମାନେ କରିଥିବା କର୍ମ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ସଦା ଭୋଗିବାକୁ ପଡ଼େ।

Word by Word

• इन्द्र-चन्द्र-रवि-विष्णु-प्रमुखाः: those headed by Indra, the Moon, the Sun, and Viṣṇu
• इन्द्र-चन्द्र-रवि-विष्णु-प्रमुखाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रमुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—(इन्द्रादयः) प्रमुखाः (बहुव्रीह्यर्थे न, विशेष्य-प्रधानः)

• प्राप्नुयुः: would obtain
• प्राप्नुयुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृतम्: (their) deed (karma)
• कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म-शब्दः (one's deed)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इत्यव्ययप्रयोगः (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• अवश्यम्: certainly
• अवश्यम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवश्यम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (certainly/necessarily)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• कृतम्: the deed (done)
• कृतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तृस्थाने (that which is done)

• भोज्यम्: must be experienced
• भोज्यम्: Vidhaya (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be experienced/consumed)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis: indeed/only)

• नरैः: by men
• नरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

Speaker

Bāla

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic court of karma: Indra, Moon, Sun, and Viṣṇu shown receiving scrolls or fruits symbolizing their deeds, while a human figure watches, learning that no one escapes consequence.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Candra
• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karma is universal and impartial; deeds inevitably mature into experiences, even for the greatest beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse states a general principle of karmic law.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it teaches acceptance and responsibility for one’s actions.