Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

ततो विधातुः को दोषस्त एव खलु दुर्भगाः । ब्राह्मणेन विशेषेण किं भाव्यं लोकवद्यतः

Transliteration

tato vidhātuḥ ko doṣasta eva khalu durbhagāḥ | brāhmaṇena viśeṣeṇa kiṃ bhāvyaṃ lokavadyataḥ

Translation

既如此，造物主又有何过？真正不幸的唯有他们自己。况且婆罗门——尤当——怎可如俗众一般行事？

Word by Word

• tataḥ: therefore
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अतः (inferential adverb: therefore)

• vidhātuḥ: of the Creator
• vidhātuḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• kaḥ: what? which?
• kaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• doṣaḥ: fault
• doṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; अवधारण (only/indeed)

• khalu: surely
• khalu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: khalu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात; निश्चय/प्रत्यय (certainly)

• durbhagāḥ: unfortunate, ill-fated
• durbhagāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durbhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of te)

• brāhmaṇena: by a Brahmin
• brāhmaṇena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; प्रकारवाचक (in particular)

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• bhāvyam: what should be done
• bhāvyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √bhū (धातु) + yat (कृत् प्रत्यय; भाव्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय/कर्तव्य (what is to be done/what should happen)

• loka-vat: like the people
• loka-vat: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमानवाचक (like the world/like people)

• yataḥ: since, because
• yataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatas (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतुवाचक/सम्बन्ध (since/because/whence)

Speaker

Nakula (contextual continuation)

Characters & Entities

• Vidhātṛ (Creator/Ordainer)
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Do not blame destiny or the Creator for one’s sins; those with higher dharmic responsibility (like a brāhmaṇa) must set a better standard.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the teaching is ethical and social-dharmic.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is guidance on right conduct and responsibility.