Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

त्वां गातयामि चाद्यैव यदि तिष्ठसि संयुगे । नो चेद्गच्छ मया मुक्तश्चिरं जीव सुखी भव

Transliteration

tvāṃ gātayāmi cādyaiva yadi tiṣṭhasi saṃyuge | no cedgaccha mayā muktaściraṃ jīva sukhī bhava

Translation

اگر تو اس معرکے میں ڈٹا رہا تو میں آج ہی تجھے ختم کر دوں گا۔ ورنہ جا، میری طرف سے آزاد ہے؛ دیر تک جیو اور خوش رہو۔

Word by Word

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• गातयामि: I will make (you) go / drive away
• गातयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गातय (प्रातिपदिक/धातुनिर्मित causative stem)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) रूप—‘गातयति’ इत्यस्य

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Nipata (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• तिष्ठसि: you stand/remain
• तिष्ठसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संयुगे: in battle
• संयुगे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• नः: not
• नः: Nipata (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negative particle)

• चेत्: if/otherwise
• चेत्: Nipata (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प/शर्त-अव्यय (else/if)

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (Agent/instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• मुक्तः: released/freed
• मुक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• जीव: live
• जीव: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुखी: happy
• सुखी: Karta-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• भव: be
• भव: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Namuci (Daitya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The challenger issues a stark choice: remain and die today, or depart freed and blessed with long life; the moment is charged—raised hand in warning, yet the face carries controlled restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Namuci
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

False ‘mercy’ spoken from pride is unstable; dharma tests boastful speech and reveals true protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra’s sacred section frames the story; no particular tirtha is cited in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.