Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

निराकर्तुं समर्थोऽपि मुनिर्मेने तथैव तत् । एतावान्साधुवादो हि यतश्च क्षमते स्वयम्

Transliteration

nirākartuṃ samartho'pi munirmene tathaiva tat | etāvānsādhuvādo hi yataśca kṣamate svayam

Translation

แม้มุนีจะสามารถลบล้างคำสาปนั้นได้ แต่ท่านก็ยอมรับไว้ดังเดิม เพราะนี่แลคือประมาณแห่งความเป็นสาธุแท้: คือยอมทนและให้อภัยด้วยตนเอง

Word by Word

• निराकर्तुम्: to annul/remove
• निराकर्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर् + आ + कृ (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive; धातुः कृ (to do) उपसर्गैः; अर्थः ‘निराकर्तुम्’ = to ward off/annul

• समर्थः: capable
• समर्थः: Visheshana (Qualifier of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्भावना/अपवादार्थक-निपात (even/also)

• मुनिः: the sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मेने: considered/thought
• मेने: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धातुः मन् (to think/consider)

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारार्थ (thus)

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

• तत्: that (thing)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एतावान्: so much/this great
• एतावान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतावत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• साधुवादः: praise/commendation
• साधुवादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साधुवाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-निपात (indeed/for)

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कारणार्थ (because/since)

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

• क्षमते: forgives/endures
• क्षमते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; धातुः क्षम् (to forgive/endure)

• स्वयम्: by himself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Agent emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मार्थ (oneself)

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa (concluding the explanation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, serene, palms joined or holding vīṇā gently, accepts the curse; Dakṣa’s anger softens; a quiet aura of forgiveness radiates, suggesting inner victory over outer insult.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Nārada

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The hallmark of a sādhu is kṣamā—voluntary forbearance and forgiveness, even when one has the power to retaliate or undo harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse emphasizes inner dharma (forgiveness) rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it prescribes a moral discipline: patient endurance and forgiveness.