Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

नैवं भूयः प्रवक्तव्यं मौर्ख्यात्प्रति महेश्वरीम् । भूमौ निपत्य शरणं याहि चेत्सुखमिच्छसि

Transliteration

naivaṃ bhūyaḥ pravaktavyaṃ maurkhyātprati maheśvarīm | bhūmau nipatya śaraṇaṃ yāhi cetsukhamicchasi

Translation

ମହେଶ୍ୱରୀଙ୍କ ବିରୋଧରେ ମୂର୍ଖତାରୁ ପୁନର୍ବାର ଏପରି କହିବା ଉଚିତ୍ ନୁହେଁ। ସୁଖ-ମଙ୍ଗଳ ଚାହୁଁଥିଲେ, ଭୂମିରେ ପଡ଼ି ପ୍ରଣାମ କରି ତାଙ୍କ ଶରଣ ଯାଅ।

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• भूयः: again; further
• भूयः: Sambandha (Adverb/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरर्थक (again/further)

• प्रवक्तव्यम्: should be spoken
• प्रवक्तव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (तव्यत्) ; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भावे/कर्मणि—‘should be spoken’

• मौर्ख्यात्: from folly; out of stupidity
• मौर्ख्यात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मौर्ख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• प्रति: towards; against
• प्रति: Sambandha (Direction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद-पूर्वक (preposition)

• महेश्वरीम्: Mahēśvarī (the Great Goddess)
• महेश्वरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• निपत्य: having fallen down
• निपत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• शरणम्: refuge
• शरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• याहि: go
• याहि: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तसूचक (if)

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• इच्छसि: you desire
• इच्छसि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator/speaker within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stern yet compassionate admonisher stops the opponent: ‘Do not speak thus again against Maheśvarī.’ The advised person prostrates on the earth, hands outstretched, seeking refuge before a radiant Devī.

Characters & Entities

• Maheśvarī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Do not insult the Goddess; peace comes through humility and sincere surrender to Maheśvarī.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on devotion to Maheśvarī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prostration (falling to the ground) and taking refuge in the Goddess are prescribed as the corrective act.