Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तस्मादस्मादहंकारात्सत्स्वप्येषु गुणेषु च । अप्रख्यातं ध्वस्तरूपमिदं तीर्थं भविष्यति

Transliteration

tasmādasmādahaṃkārātsatsvapyeṣu guṇeṣu ca | aprakhyātaṃ dhvastarūpamidaṃ tīrthaṃ bhaviṣyati

Translation

Vì thế, chính do ngã mạn ấy—dẫu các đức hạnh vẫn có—thánh địa (tīrtha) này sẽ trở nên mờ khuất, vinh quang xưa bị tiêu hoại.

Word by Word

• tasmāt: therefore/from that
• tasmāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• asmāt: from this
• asmāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ahaṃkārāt: from egoism
• ahaṃkārāt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ahaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• satsu: even when (they) exist
• satsu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sat (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √as)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन, पुं/नपुंसक; विशेषणम्

• api: even/also
• api: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अपि=even/also

• eṣu: in these
• eṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• guṇeṣu: in qualities
• guṇeṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• aprakhyātam: not renowned
• aprakhyātam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-prakhyāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √khyā)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• dhvasta-rūpam: having ruined form
• dhvasta-rūpam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhvasta (कृदन्त; √dhvaṃs) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ध्वस्तं रूपं यस्य)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tīrtham: pilgrimage-place
• tīrtham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• bhaviṣyati: will become
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Dharma (Dharma-deva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Stambhatīrtha (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within the episode; overarching listener: Pāṇḍava

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prophetic moment: Dharma-deva indicating a tīrtha whose radiance fades; the waters and shrine appear dimmer, pilgrims fewer, a sense of loss despite latent sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Dharma
• Tīrtha
• Ahaṃkāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ego can destroy reputation and spiritual potency; humility safeguards both personal and sacred prestige.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse foretells the decline of the tīrtha that will be named Stambhatīrtha in the next verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it presents a karmic consequence (phala) tied to arrogance.