Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

न द्वेष्टि नो कामयते न विरुद्धोऽनुरुध्यते । समाश्मकांचनो धीरस्तुल्यनिंदात्मसंस्तुतिः

Transliteration

na dveṣṭi no kāmayate na viruddho'nurudhyate | samāśmakāṃcano dhīrastulyaniṃdātmasaṃstutiḥ

Translation

Người ấy không ghét, cũng không ham muốn; dù bị chống đối vẫn không nịnh nọt để cầu được tán đồng. Bậc trí kiên định, xem đá và vàng như nhau, và vẫn bình đẳng trước lời chê cũng như lời tự khen.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• द्वेष्टि: hates
• द्वेष्टि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्विष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; present indicative

• न: nor/not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• उ: indeed (emphasis)
• उ: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; emphatic particle (often with ‘न’)

• कामयते: desires
• कामयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; present indicative ‘desires’

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• विरुद्धः: one who is opposed/hostile
• विरुद्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + रुध् (धातु) → विरुद्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally

• अनुरुध्यते: is appeased/obliged
• अनुरुध्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + रुध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive) / आत्मनेपद-रूप; ‘is complied with/conciliated’

• सम: equally
• सम: Sambandha (Prefix/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय; here as preverb in compound sense ‘equally’

• अश्म: stone
• अश्म: Sambandha (Compound member/समासाङ्ग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; समासाङ्ग (compound member) ‘stone’

• काञ्चनः: gold (as equal to stone)
• काञ्चनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; adjective ‘golden’ used substantively; with ‘सम’ gives sense ‘equal (to) stone and gold’

• धीरः: the steadfast/wise man
• धीरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; nominative singular

• तुल्यनिन्दा-आत्मसंस्तुतिः: equal (unmoved) in blame and self-praise
• तुल्यनिन्दा-आत्मसंस्तुतिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुल्य + निन्दा + आत्म + संस्तुति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तुल्या निन्दा च आत्मसंस्तुतिः च यस्य/यत्र) ‘equal in blame and self-praise’; used as predicate adjective of ‘धीरः’

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced; Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration to sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composed sage sits in meditation; on one side lies a heap of gold, on the other a stone—he looks at both with the same calm gaze; around him people alternately praise and blame, yet his posture and expression do not change.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Equanimity: freedom from hatred, craving, and the need for approval—remaining steady in praise or blame.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular sacred place is mentioned; the verse describes inner qualities valued in Shaiva Dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears; it prescribes a mental-vow of steadiness and non-attachment.