Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

यमस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा कितवो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । अहं निरयगामी च नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

yamasya vacanaṃ śrutvā kitavo vākyamabravīt | ahaṃ nirayagāmī ca nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

یَم کے کلام کو سن کر جواری بولا: “میں تو یقیناً دوزخ کا جانے والا ہوں؛ یہاں کسی غور و فکر کی حاجت نہیں۔”

Word by Word

• यमस्य: of Yama
• यमस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• वचनम्: speech, statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वकाले क्रिया (having heard)

• कितवः: the gambler/cheat
• कितवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कितव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: a statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

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

• निरयगामी: one who goes to hell
• निरयगामी: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरय + गामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (अहम् इत्यस्य)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• कार्यā: to be done/necessary
• कार्यā: Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विधेयविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (विचारणा इत्यस्य)

• विचारणा: deliberation, consideration
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Kitava (the gambler)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/śrotṛ-gaṇa (typical Purāṇic audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In Yama’s court, the gambler stands with bowed head, openly admitting his destined fall to naraka; Yama’s attendants loom, the atmosphere heavy with judgment.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Kitava
• Niraya (hell)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Accountability begins with acknowledging one’s wrongdoing and its karmic consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to Kedārakhaṇḍa, but this verse centers on judgment and confession rather than site-glorification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the emphasis is on moral recognition rather than a ritual remedy.