Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 131

Devanagari script

ततश्चिरमुपास्याथ दिवं यातिश्चिरं मुनिः । वयं त्वेवं ब्रुवन्तोऽपि मोहेनैवं प्रतारिताः

Transliteration

tataściramupāsyātha divaṃ yātiściraṃ muniḥ | vayaṃ tvevaṃ bruvanto'pi mohenaivaṃ pratāritāḥ

Translation

其后，久修供奉之后，那位牟尼升往天界，并久住其间。唯独我们——纵然如此言说——仍被迷妄以此方式所欺。

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततस्, अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-निष्पन्न)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• ciram: for a long time
• ciram: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• upāsya: having worshipped/served
• upāsya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ās (आस् धातु) + upa- (उपसर्ग) + ya (ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund) — having worshipped/served

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• divam: to heaven
• divam: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (द्यिव्/दिव्, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative Singular

• yātiḥ: goes
• yātiḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (या धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present Indicative, 3rd sg

• ciram: for a long time
• ciram: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: cira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (adverb of time)

• muniḥ: the sage
• muniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative Singular

• vayam: we
• vayam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative Plural

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक अव्यय (but/indeed)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus)

• bruvantaḥ: speaking
• bruvantaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nom. pl. masc.

• api: even/though
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि (even/also) अव्यय

• mohena: by delusion
• mohena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: moha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental Singular

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus)

• pratāritāḥ: deceived
• pratāritāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tṝ/√tar (तॄ/तर् धातु) + prati- (उपसर्ग) + tā (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nom. pl. masc.; ‘we’ understood as subject

Speaker

Narrator voice within Lomaharṣaṇa’s telling (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage absorbed in long worship in a forest hermitage; later, a luminous ascent toward heaven, while narrators express regret at being tricked by delusion.

Characters & Entities

• muni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship yields heavenly reward, but delusion can still mislead even those who know and teach dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse speaks generally of worship and heavenly attainment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upāsanā (prolonged worship/service) is referenced as a meritorious practice.