Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तथा तथाऽशुभं याति पुण्यमायाति भद्रक । शिवदीक्षामुपागम्याखिलसंस्कारसंस्कृतः

Transliteration

tathā tathā'śubhaṃ yāti puṇyamāyāti bhadraka | śivadīkṣāmupāgamyākhilasaṃskārasaṃskṛtaḥ

Translation

亦复如是，随其分量，不祥消散而福德来临，噢婆陀罗迦——当人趋近湿婆之灌顶入门（dīkṣā），由一切圣礼净炼之时。

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• तथा: in the same way
• तथा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अशुभम्: inauspiciousness/evil
• अशुभम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• याति: goes/vanishes
• याति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुण्यम्: merit/virtue
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता/विषय), एकवचन

• आयाति: comes/arrives
• आयाति: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-या (धातु)
• Form: लट् लकार (Present); प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भद्रक: O good one (Bhadraka)
• भद्रक: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भद्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative/संबोधन), एकवचन

• शिवदीक्षाम्: Śiva-initiation
• शिवदीक्षाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शिवस्य दीक्षा)

• उपागम्य: having approached/received
• उपागम्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव

• अखिलसंस्कारसंस्कृतः: refined by all sacraments
• अखिलसंस्कारसंस्कृतः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अखिल (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्कार (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्कृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—अखिलानां संस्काराणां संस्कृतः (instrumental/means sense: ‘refined by all rites’)

Speaker

Kuśadhvaja

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhadraka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee approaches a seated Śaiva ācārya for dīkṣā; sacred fires, water-pot, rudrākṣa, ash marks, and ritual implements signify saṃskāra; a dark cloud of aśubha dissolves as a golden aura of puṇya arises.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Bhadraka
• Śivadīkṣā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva initiation and disciplined purification transform life: misfortune diminishes and merit increases proportionately to one’s devotion and practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named; the emphasis is on Śiva’s dīkṣā as a universal purifier within Śaiva dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Approaching/receiving Śivadīkṣā and living as one purified by saṃskāras (religious rites of refinement).