Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 61

Devanagari script

ततोहमब्रवं कस्माददोषं मां भवानिति । शपते भवता दत्ता मम वाचा पुरा सुता

Transliteration

tatohamabravaṃ kasmādadoṣaṃ māṃ bhavāniti | śapate bhavatā dattā mama vācā purā sutā

Translation

ثم قلتُ: «لِمَ تلعنني وأنا بريء من الذنب؟ لقد وُعِدتُ من قبلُ بابنتك بكلمتك».

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb): तदनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, उत्तमपुरुष-प्रयोग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• abravam: said
• abravam: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• kasmāt: why? / from what reason
• kasmāt: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन (Singular)

• adoṣam: faultless
• adoṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhavān: you (sir)
• bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); आदरसूचक-सर्वनाम (honorific pronoun)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-उद्धरणचिह्न (quotative particle)

• śapate: curses / is cursing
• śapate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śap (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• bhavatā: by you (sir)
• bhavatā: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• dattā: given
• dattā: Kriya (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• vācā: by (my) word / speech
• vācā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• purā: formerly
• purā: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): पूर्वम् (formerly)

• sutā: daughter
• sutā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sutā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

The cursed petitioner (unnamed in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disputant stands before an elder/kingly figure, palms slightly raised in reasoned protest, invoking an earlier promise of a daughter; attendants and a solemn court-like setting emphasize dharma-debate.

Characters & Entities

• Bhārgava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A pledged word is morally binding; dharma requires consistency between speech and action.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on the dharma of a verbal promise (vācā).