Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 153

Devanagari script

तदतीत्य महादुर्गं प्रविष्टोऽस्मि महद्वनम् । न तत्प्रविश्य शोचंति न प्रदुष्यंति तद्विदः

Transliteration

tadatītya mahādurgaṃ praviṣṭo'smi mahadvanam | na tatpraviśya śocaṃti na praduṣyaṃti tadvidaḥ

Translation

ครั้นข้ามพ้นป้อมปราการอันใหญ่และยากยิ่งนั้นแล้ว ข้าพเจ้าได้เข้าสู่พนไพรอันกว้างใหญ่. ผู้รู้แท้—เมื่อได้เข้าไป ณ ที่นั้น—ย่อมไม่เศร้าโศก และไม่แปดเปื้อนมัวหมอง.

Word by Word

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• अतीत्य: having crossed
• अतीत्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अति+इ (धातु) (कृदन्त: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप् अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having crossed/passed beyond’

• महा: great
• महा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्री/पुं/नपुं, अव्यय-प्रायः पूर्वपद (indeclinable-like first member)

• दुर्गम्: fortress; difficult passage
• दुर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular); कर्मधारयः in महा-दुर्ग

• प्रविष्टः: entered
• प्रविष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+विश् (धातु) (कृदन्त: क्त)
• Form: भूतकाले क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अस्मि: I am
• अस्मि: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन (1st person singular)

• महत्: great
• महत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular; form: महद् before consonant)

• वनम्: forest
• वनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• तत्: that (it)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, accusative singular; object of gerund)

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+विश् (धातु) (कृदन्त: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यप् अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having entered’

• शोचन्ति: they grieve
• शोचन्ति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd person plural)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• प्रदुष्यन्ति: they become corrupted; they err
• प्रदुष्यन्ति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+दुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (3rd person plural)

• तद्विदः: knowers of that
• तद्विदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + विद् (प्रातिपदिक: तद्विद्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masculine, nominative plural); उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ‘that-knowers’

Speaker

Narrative quote: the unnamed seeker (within Sūta’s narration) concluding the allegory

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahad-vana (inner-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seeker steps beyond a massive dark fortress into a luminous, expansive forest; the trees are serene and symmetrical; sages/knowers sit untroubled, untouched by mud or smoke; the atmosphere is pure and still.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

One who crosses the formidable barrier of ignorance and enters the domain of true knowledge becomes free from grief and inner pollution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No external tīrtha is specified; the imagery points to an inner passage into knowledge and purity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is directly stated; the verse emphasizes realization and the fruit of true knowing.