Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

अत्र चिंता न कर्तव्या गिरिराज कथंचन । अहं भ्राता जगन्मातुरेतदे वं च नान्यथा

Transliteration

atra ciṃtā na kartavyā girirāja kathaṃcana | ahaṃ bhrātā jaganmāturetade vaṃ ca nānyathā

Translation

“山王啊，在此切莫忧虑。吾自身即是世界之母的兄长——事实如此，别无他途。”

Word by Word

• atra: here/in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• ciṃtā: worry
• ciṃtā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ciṃtā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• kartavyā: to be done/should be done
• kartavyā: Kriya (Obligation predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + kartavya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, तव्यत्)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/obligatory), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative)

• girirāja: O king of mountains
• girirāja: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: giri-rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (girīṇāṃ rājā), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• kathaṃcana: in any way/at all
• kathaṃcana: Adverbial modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), अर्थे—कदापि/कथंचित्; निषेधसह—"कदापि न"

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• bhrātā: brother
• bhrātā: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jagan-mātuḥ: of the Mother of the world
• jagan-mātuḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + mātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (jagataḥ mātā), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Kriya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र विधेय-रूपेण (as predicate/this)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• ca: and
• ca: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• na: not
• na: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Adverbial modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Viṣṇu (Vāsudeva)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viṣṇu speaks firmly yet gently to the Mountain-King: ‘Do not worry’; his posture conveys protection and familial intimacy with the Goddess’s house.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Himālaya (Girirāja)
• Pārvatī (Jaganmātā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine order supplies what is needed for dharma—when intention is pure, providence ensures ritual completeness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised; the focus is theological—Viṣṇu’s assurance within the Himālaya wedding setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, the requirement of the bride’s brother for certain rites is answered by Viṣṇu assuming that role.