Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126

Devanagari script

जलमग्निं च निनयेद्यगपन्न विचक्षणः

Transliteration

jalamagniṃ ca ninayedyagapanna vicakṣaṇaḥ

Translation

دانشمند شخص کو چاہیے کہ بے احتیاطی سے پانی کو آگ کے ساتھ نہ ملائے، اور نہ ہی بے ترتیبی یا نامناسب طریقے سے عمل کرے۔

Word by Word

• jalam: water
• jalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• agnim: fire
• agnim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ninayet: should lead/should take
• ninayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (नीञ्, धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Optative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• yagapannaḥ: one who has fallen into a wrong course / misguided
• yagapannaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yagapanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• vicakṣaṇaḥ: a discerning person
• vicakṣaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vicakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: An āśrama or temple courtyard: a sacred fire-altar with priests; a careful devotee keeps water vessels at a respectful distance, moving with composed restraint while others watch in reverent silence.

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Mindful discipline in small acts preserves sacred order; carelessness toward agni and conduct is treated as a lapse in dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse is a general rule of conduct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Maintain proper decorum around fire (agni), avoiding improper actions that disturb ritual purity.