Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

तथा तथा यति ष्यामि भविष्यामि यथा गणः । अविशुद्धिक्षयाधिक्यदूषणैरेष निंदितः

Transliteration

tathā tathā yati ṣyāmi bhaviṣyāmi yathā gaṇaḥ | aviśuddhikṣayādhikyadūṣaṇaireṣa niṃditaḥ

Translation

“我也将如此精进，终将成为迦那（湿婆之侍从）一般。因为此天界被讥为有染：不净、福德消减，以及诸多过失所玷污。”

Word by Word

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)

• tathā: just so
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति-बल (emphatic repetition)

• yati: an ascetic
• yati: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• syāmi: I shall be
• syāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhaviṣyāmi: I shall become
• bhaviṣyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yathā: as
• yathā: Sambandha (Comparison/उपमा)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative ‘as’)

• gaṇaḥ: a gaṇa (attendant troop)
• gaṇaḥ: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• a-viśuddhi-kṣaya-ādhikya-dūṣaṇaiḥ: by faults of impurity, decay, and excess
• a-viśuddhi-kṣaya-ādhikya-dūṣaṇaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a- (उपसर्ग/नञ्) + viśuddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādhikya (प्रातिपदिक) + dūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; समाहार/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (दूषणैः = ‘by faults’ qualified by the preceding members)

• eṣaḥ: this (one)
• eṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• niṃditaḥ: is censured
• niṃditaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṃd (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Indradyumna (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indradyumna declares his intent to strive until he becomes like a gaṇa; the imagery contrasts glittering but unstable heaven with the austere, luminous retinue of Śiva.

Characters & Entities

• Indradyumna
• Gaṇa (Śiva’s attendant)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Heaven is impermanent and flawed; sustained striving toward Śiva’s proximity is presented as the higher aspiration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes the ideal of becoming connected to Śiva’s gaṇas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; the prescription is inner resolve and sustained spiritual effort (yatiṣyāmi).