Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

अस्मद्विवर्जितं श्राद्धं कुपितैर्वासवोपरि । तद्यथा जायते सत्यं वाक्यमस्मदुदीरितम्

Transliteration

asmadvivarjitaṃ śrāddhaṃ kupitairvāsavopari | tadyathā jāyate satyaṃ vākyamasmadudīritam

Translation

«إن شْرادها (śrāddha) تُقام مع إقصائنا—وبذلك تغضب القوى الإلهية على فاسافا (إندرا). فلتتحقّق كلماتنا التي نطقنا بها، كما خرجت من أفواهنا حقًّا.»

Word by Word

• asmat-vivarjitam: devoid of us/excluding us
• asmat-vivarjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asmat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (कृदन्त, √vṛj/varj धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (excluded from us)

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kupitaiḥ: by the angered (ones)
• kupitaiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kupita (कृदन्त, √kup धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्

• vāsava-upari: upon/against Vāsava (Indra)
• vāsava-upari: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vāsava (प्रातिपदिक) + upari (अव्यय)
• Form: उपरि (अव्यय, उपसर्गसदृश/अधिकरणार्थक); वासव-सम्बन्धः

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yathā: as/in such a way that
• yathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as/how)

• jāyate: arises/comes to be
• jāyate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• satyam: true
• satyam: Karma-sāmānādhikaraṇa / Predicative complement
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• vākyam: statement/word
• vākyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• asmat-udīritam: uttered by us
• asmat-udīritam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asmat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + udīrita (कृदन्त, ud+√īr धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context indicates a group speaking collectively, connected with śrāddha and Vāsava/Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (as arbiter) / Indra (as affected party)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvedevās speak in unison, stern and radiant, pointing toward a śrāddha rite that has excluded them; Indra appears troubled; the words take on the force of an irrevocable truth.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsava (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrāddha must be performed with correct inclusion and propriety; neglect and ritual disrespect can lead to conflict and adverse consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it contributes to the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implicitly warns against performing śrāddha in a way that improperly excludes entitled participants or required ritual components.