Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

शरीरादीनि देयानि पिता त्वेकः प्रयच्चति । तस्मात्पितुर्वचः कार्यं न विचार्यं कथंचन

Transliteration

śarīrādīni deyāni pitā tvekaḥ prayaccati | tasmātpiturvacaḥ kāryaṃ na vicāryaṃ kathaṃcana

Translation

Maging ang katawan at lahat ng kasunod nito ay mga kaloob na tinatanggap—ngunit ang ama lamang ang tunay na nagkakaloob. Kaya ang salita ng ama ay dapat isagawa, nang walang anumang pagtatalo.

Word by Word

• śarīra-ādīni: body and the like
• śarīra-ādīni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (शरीरम् आदिः यस्य/शरीरादि)

• deyāni: to be given
• deyāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dā (धातु) > deya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विधेयार्थक कृदन्त (gerundive/भाव्य), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• pitā: father
• pitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• ekaḥ: alone, one
• ekaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• prayaccati: gives, bestows
• prayaccati: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore, from that
• tasmāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Ablative/पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pituḥ: of the father
• pituḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• vacaḥ: word, command
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kāryam: must be done/obeyed
• kāryam: Kriyā (Predicate necessity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक; from √kṛ)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यार्थक (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• vicāryam: to be deliberated/considered
• vicāryam: Kriyā (Predicate necessity)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√car (धातु) > vicārya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यार्थक (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय

• kathaṃcana: in any way at all
• kathaṃcana: Viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial qualifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: ‘in any way’)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A son receiving a firm paternal command; the son bows with folded hands, signaling acceptance without argument; household elders and sacred lamp present.

Characters & Entities

• pitṛ (father)
• śarīra (body)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Filial obedience is framed as gratitude for life itself; the father’s instruction is to be honored as dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a moral injunction to follow the father’s command without contentious deliberation.