Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

निन्दामवज्ञां कुरुते भक्तो भूत्वा न जीवति । एवं दृष्ट्वा निमित्तानि विपरीतानि योगवित्

Transliteration

nindāmavajñāṃ kurute bhakto bhūtvā na jīvati | evaṃ dṛṣṭvā nimittāni viparītāni yogavit

Translation

Nếu sau khi đã trở thành người sùng tín mà còn buông lời phỉ báng và khinh miệt, người ấy chẳng sống lâu. Thấy những điềm trái nghịch như vậy, bậc thông hiểu yoga hành xử cẩn trọng.

Word by Word

• निन्दाम्: censure, blame
• निन्दाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• अवज्ञाम्: disrespect, contempt
• अवज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• कुरुते: does, commits
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada)

• भक्तः: a devotee
• भक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √भज्-सेवा/भक्ति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having become)

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

• जीवति: lives
• जीवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Present, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having seen)

• निमित्तानि: omens, signs
• निमित्तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Plural)

• विपरीतानि: contrary, adverse
• विपरीतानि: Karma-viśeṣaṇa (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विपरीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणं ‘निमित्तानि’ (Neuter, Accusative, Plural; adjective of nimittāni)

• योगवित्: knower of yoga
• योगवित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगवित् (प्रातिपदिक; योग + विद् ‘knower’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava (addressed in nearby verses; the teaching context continues)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin-devotee stands at a crossroads of pilgrimage paths; shadowy figures whisper slander while ominous birds/portents appear; the yogin turns inward, restraining speech and mind.

Characters & Entities

• Bhakta
• Yogavit

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion without humility is self-destructive; slander and contempt undermine spiritual life and invite downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is mentioned; the verse emphasizes moral conduct within devotion and yoga.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the instruction is ethical—avoid nindā and avajñā.