Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

मुंचामुं पुत्र याचंतं किमनेन प्रयोजनम् । अवमानो वधः प्रोक्तो वीरसंभावितस्य च

Transliteration

muṃcāmuṃ putra yācaṃtaṃ kimanena prayojanam | avamāno vadhaḥ prokto vīrasaṃbhāvitasya ca

Translation

“ਛੱਡ ਦੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ, ਪੁੱਤਰ; ਉਹ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ—ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਕੀ ਲਾਭ? ਜੋ ਵੀਰ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਉਸ ਲਈ ਅਪਮਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਮੌਤ ਸਮਾਨ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ।”

Word by Word

• मुंच: release
• मुंच: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अमुम्: this one (him)
• अमुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• पुत्र: O son
• पुत्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन विभक्ति; एकवचन (vocative singular)

• याचन्तम्: who is begging
• याचन्तम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: याच् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्यय (वर्तमानकृदन्त/Present participle); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Interrogative object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन (interrogative)

• अनेन: by this; with this
• अनेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (instrumental singular)

• प्रयोजनम्: purpose; need
• प्रयोजनम्: Karma (Predicate nominal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया; एकवचन

• अवमानः: insult; dishonor
• अवमानः: Karta (Topic/कर्ता-रूपेण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• वधः: killing; death
• वधः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-रूपेण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• प्रोक्तः: is declared
• प्रोक्तः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (भूतकृदन्त/Past participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• वीरसंभावितस्य: of one honored as a hero
• वीरसंभावितस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीर + संभावित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वीरेण संभावितः/वीरत्वेन मानितः); पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन; विशेषणम्

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

Speaker

Brahmā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bāhvāyudha (addressed as ‘putra’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā raises a calming hand, speaking to the victor: ‘Release him’; Indra kneels in supplication; the hero’s posture shifts from aggression to contemplation; the mother watches, approving restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Indra (implied)
• Bāhvāyudha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma can require restraint: once an opponent is subdued and pleading, mercy preserves honor and prevents needless sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is described in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is ethical counsel (nīti/dharma-upadeśa).