Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 137

Devanagari script

रक्षेद्दारांस्त्यजेदीष्यां तासु निष्कारणं बुधः । सूर्यास्तं न विनाकाश्चित्क्रिया नैवाचरेत्तथा

Transliteration

rakṣeddārāṃstyajedīṣyāṃ tāsu niṣkāraṇaṃ budhaḥ | sūryāstaṃ na vinākāścitkriyā naivācarettathā

Translation

Bậc trí nên che chở người vợ và dứt bỏ lòng ghen vô cớ đối với nàng; cũng vậy, chớ thực hiện bất kỳ nghi lễ hay việc làm nào mà không xét đến lúc mặt trời lặn và phép tắc đúng thời.

Word by Word

• rakṣet: should protect
• rakṣet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: rakṣ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• dārān: wife/wives
• dārān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• tyajet: should abandon
• tyajet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: tyaj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• īṣyām: jealousy
• īṣyām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īṣyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• tāsu: in/among them
• tāsu: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• niṣkāraṇam: without reason
• niṣkāraṇam: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: niṣkāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: 'without cause')

• budhaḥ: a wise man
• budhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: budha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• sūryāstam: sunset
• sūryāstam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūryāsta (प्रातिपदिक: sūrya + asta)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सूर्यस्य अस्तः)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• vinā: without
• vinā: Sambandha (Exclusion/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-उपपद-अव्यय (preposition: 'without')

• kāścit: any (at all)
• kāścit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite)

• kriyā: ritual act/activity
• kriyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• eva: at all/indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

• ācaret: should perform
• ācaret: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आ-उपसर्ग (to perform)

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A householder couple near a shrine: the husband stands protectively yet gently beside his wife; in the background the sun approaches the horizon while a priest indicates the proper ritual time, emphasizing sandhyā discipline.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (sunset)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through both household harmony and disciplined observance of proper times for actions and rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; it is a general dharma instruction.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Do not perform rites/activities carelessly with respect to sunset; observe appropriate timing and propriety.