Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ये त्वां कालं न जानंति मर्त्या गृहरता इव । एतेषां च गृहे दूतो यस्त्वां शंसतु तारकम्

Transliteration

ye tvāṃ kālaṃ na jānaṃti martyā gṛharatā iva | eteṣāṃ ca gṛhe dūto yastvāṃ śaṃsatu tārakam

Translation

“جو فانی لوگ تمہیں خود زمانہ (کال) نہیں پہچانتے، گھر میں مگن گِرہستھوں کی طرح—ان کے گھروں کو ایک قاصد جائے اور اے تارک کے قاتل! تیری مہिमा کا اعلان کرے۔”

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• kālam: time
• kālam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation particle): निषेध

• jānanti: know
• jānanti: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• martyāḥ: mortals
• martyāḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: martya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• gṛharatāḥ: attached to household life
• gṛharatāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास: 'गृहे रताः' = 'attached to home'

• iva: like, as if
• iva: Sambandha (Comparative particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (upamā particle): उपमा-सूचक

• eteṣām: of these
• eteṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• gṛhe: in the house
• gṛhe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• dūtaḥ: a messenger
• dūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• śaṃsatu: should announce/praise
• śaṃsatu: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive sense), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tārakam: Tāraka (the demon)
• tārakam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāraka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; (नाम)

Speaker

Śakra (Indra) (continuation of address)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra’s counsel expands into a symbolic tableau: householders engrossed in domestic life, while a divine messenger prepares to proclaim Skanda as Kāla and as Tāraka-slayer.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Skanda
• Kāla (Time)
• Mortals
• Tāraka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly attachment blinds beings to impermanence; remembrance of the divine as Kāla awakens urgency for dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse emphasizes proclamation and awareness rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical instruction is implied: dispatching a dūta (messenger) to announce Skanda’s coming; no formal rite is stated.