Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

अहन्यहनि याचंतमहं मन्ये गुरुं यथा । मार्जनं दर्पणस्येव यः करोति दिनेदिने

Transliteration

ahanyahani yācaṃtamahaṃ manye guruṃ yathā | mārjanaṃ darpaṇasyeva yaḥ karoti dinedine

Translation

جو شخص روز بروز سوال کرتا ہے، میں اسے استاد کی مانند سمجھتا ہوں؛ جیسے آئینے کو ہر دن صیقل کیا جاتا ہے، وہ بھی انسان کو روزانہ اپنے آپ کو پاک کرنے پر آمادہ کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• अहनि: in a day
• अहनि: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त्या ‘अहन्यहनि’ = प्रतिदिनम्

• अहनि: day by day
• अहनि: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति

• याचन्तम्: begging
• याचन्तम्: Karma (Object of ‘manye’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yāc (धातु √याच्)
• Form: वर्तमान कृदन्त-शतृ (Present Active Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मन्ये: I consider
• मन्ये: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु √मन्)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• गुरुम्: a teacher/elder
• गुरुम्: Karma (Object complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म (object-complement)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Upamāna-marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (comparative particle: as/like)

• मार्जनम्: cleaning/polishing
• मार्जनम्: Upamāna (Standard of comparison)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mārjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र उपमानार्थे (as the cleaning)

• दर्पणस्य: of a mirror
• दर्पणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• इव: like
• इव: Upamāna-marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमानवाचक अव्यय (particle: like)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• करोति: does
• करोति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु √कृ)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिने: in a day
• दिने: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्त्या ‘दिनेदिने’ = प्रतिदिनम्

• दिने: day by day
• दिने: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति

Speaker

Sārasvata (contextual continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder at his doorway offers alms to a humble beggar; behind them a polished mirror gleams, symbolizing inner cleansing; the beggar’s face is serene, teacher-like.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Those who ask for help become instruments of one’s purification, training the giver in humility and regular generosity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is mentioned; the verse highlights inner tīrtha—purification through dāna.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It suggests habitual daily giving (regular dāna) as a practice of ongoing self-cleansing.