Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

खलाश्चौरा गताः क्वापि ततो नत्वाऽगता वयम् । तस्मासर्वं संत्यजामो भयभीता वयं मुने

Transliteration

khalāścaurā gatāḥ kvāpi tato natvā'gatā vayam | tasmāsarvaṃ saṃtyajāmo bhayabhītā vayaṃ mune

Translation

“那些恶盗已去往某处；而我们礼拜请教后归来。因此我们舍弃一切——因我们惶恐不安，噢，牟尼圣者。”

Word by Word

• खलाः: villains
• खलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• चौराः: thieves
• चौराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चौर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• गताः: gone
• गताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गत (कृदन्त; √गम् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकालिक

• क्वापि: somewhere
• क्वापि: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्व + अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: स्थानवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite locative adverb: 'somewhere')

• ततः: from there/then
• ततः: Apadana/Time-Sequence
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय/तद्-तसिल्)
• Form: अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'from there/thereafter')

• नत्वा: having bowed
• नत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• अगताः: returned (lit. not gone)
• अगताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-गत (कृदन्त; √गम् (धातु) + क्त; नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; निषेधार्थक (not gone/returned)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (तद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: हेतुवाचक-अव्यय (ablatival particle: 'therefore/from that')

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• संत्यजामः: we abandon
• संत्यजामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन

• भयभीताः: frightened with fear
• भयभीताः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय-भीत (प्रातिपदिक; भय + भीत(क्त))
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (वयम्)

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• मुने: O sage
• मुने: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śātātapa (continuing)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: muni (addressed as ‘O sage’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims return after bowing to a sage, hands folded, faces strained; their bundles lie loosened as if ready to be left behind, conveying fear-driven renunciation.

Characters & Entities

• Śātātapa
• Muni (unnamed sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fear can push people to abandon duties; the text soon redirects that fear toward reliance on sacred refuge and right counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Contextually connected to Stambhatīrtha and its promise of protection and merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it depicts approaching a sage (guru-counsel) as a dharmic response to crisis.