Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

एवं विचिंत्य विद्वांसः प्रकुर्वंति यथारुचि । सत्यमेतद्विभोर्वाक्यं दुर्लभोऽपि यथा हि मे

Transliteration

evaṃ viciṃtya vidvāṃsaḥ prakurvaṃti yathāruci | satyametadvibhorvākyaṃ durlabho'pi yathā hi me

Translation

ครั้นใคร่ครวญดังนี้แล้ว บัณฑิตย่อมประพฤติตามความพอใจของตน วาจาของพระผู้เป็นเจ้านี้เป็นสัจจะ แม้สำหรับข้าก็ประจักษ์ว่าได้มานั้นยากยิ่ง

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• विचिन्त्य: having reflected
• विचिन्त्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + चिन्त् (धातु) + य (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यबन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having reflected)

• विद्वांसः: the learned (people)
• विद्वांसः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्वस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• प्रकुर्वन्ति: do/undertake
• प्रकुर्वन्ति: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• यथारुचि: as they like
• यथारुचि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + रुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (according to one’s liking)

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate: true)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• विभोः: of the Lord
• विभोः: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी-एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: statement
• वाक्यम्: Karta (Apposition to ‘etat’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• दुर्लभः: hard to obtain
• दुर्लभः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग) + लभ (धातु) → दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषण

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अप्यर्थक (even/also)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamā/Prakāra-bodhaka
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (as/just as)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Hetu/Avadhāraṇa (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेत्वर्थक/निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed/for)

• मे: for me/of mine
• मे: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular; enclitic)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Phālguna (Arjuna)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative scholar acknowledges the truth of the Lord’s saying; visual focus on introspection—seated figure with manuscript, gaze lowered, background suggesting the vastness of dharma’s path.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhu (the Lord, unspecified)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the learned are shaped by inclination; therefore one must consciously align choice with the Lord’s teaching to attain what is truly rare.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the emphasis is on the truth of divine instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it concerns contemplation and conduct rather than a formal rite.