Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

नैवाहं कुटिला शर्व विषमा न च धूर्जटे । स्वदोषैस्त्वं गतः क्षांतिं तथा दोषाकरश्रियः

Transliteration

naivāhaṃ kuṭilā śarva viṣamā na ca dhūrjaṭe | svadoṣaistvaṃ gataḥ kṣāṃtiṃ tathā doṣākaraśriyaḥ

Translation

“میں کج رو نہیں، اے شَروَ؛ نہ میں ناانصاف ہوں، اے جٹا دھاری۔ تم تو عیوب کی کان کی سی زینت رکھتے ہو؛ اپنے ہی عیبوں کے سبب تم نے برداشت اختیار کی ہے۔”

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Kriya-pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kuṭilā: crooked/devious
• kuṭilā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kuṭila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (aham-सम्बन्धि)

• śarva: O Śarva (Śiva)
• śarva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• viṣamā: uneven/unfair
• viṣamā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: viṣama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• na: not
• na: Kriya-pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• dhūrjaṭe: O Dhūrjaṭi (matted-haired Śiva)
• dhūrjaṭe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhūrjaṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• sva-doṣaiḥ: by your own faults
• sva-doṣaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva (प्रातिपदिक) + doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (स्वस्य दोषाः)

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• gataḥ: have gone to/attained
• gataḥ: Kriya (Participial predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) → gata (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘gone/attained’

• kṣāntim: forbearance/forgiveness
• kṣāntim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tathā: so/likewise
• tathā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• doṣa-ākara-śriyaḥ: (you) whose glory is a mine of faults / rich in faults (ironical epithet)
• doṣa-ākara-śriyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + ākara (प्रातिपदिक) + śrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (दोषानाम् आकारः = खनिः/निधानम्; तस्य श्रीः यस्याः/यस्य) — here used as epithet

Speaker

Girijā (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī stands firm, denying fault; her posture upright, chin lifted; Śiva (Dhūrjaṭi) with jaṭā and calm gaze; the contrast between her sharp expression and his composed stillness is central.

Characters & Entities

• Girijā
• Pārvatī
• Śiva
• Śarva
• Dhūrjaṭi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fault-finding often rebounds on the critic; dharma advises self-examination before accusing others.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No holy place is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.