Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ततः कोपपरीतात्मा समुनिस्तान्द्विजोत्तमान् । शशाप तारशब्देन यथा शृण्वंति कृत्स्नशः

Transliteration

tataḥ kopaparītātmā samunistāndvijottamān | śaśāpa tāraśabdena yathā śṛṇvaṃti kṛtsnaśaḥ

Translation

ثم إن الحكيم، وقد غمر الغضب قلبه، لعن أولئك البرهمنة الأفاضل من ذوي الميلادين؛ وأطلق لعنته بصوتٍ نافذٍ «تارا»، حتى سمعها الجميع بوضوح.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'thereupon/then'

• कोपपरीतात्मा: one whose mind was overcome by anger
• कोपपरीतात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक) + parīta (कृदन्त, √i (इ) + परि उपसर्ग, क्त) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कोपेन परीतः आत्मा यस्य)

• समुनि-तान्: the holy sages
• समुनि-तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (प्रातिपदिक) + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (सन्तः मुनयः)

• द्विजोत्तमान्: the best of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजोत्तमान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (द्विजेषु उत्तमाः)

• शशाप: cursed
• शशाप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śap (शप्)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तारशब्देन: with a loud/harsh sound
• तारशब्देन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāra (प्रातिपदिक) + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तारः शब्दः)

• यथा: so that, as
• यथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (सम्बन्ध/उपमानार्थ) — 'as/so that'

• शृण्वन्ति: they hear
• शृण्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• कृत्स्नशः: completely, in full
• कृत्स्नशः: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛtsnaśas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'entirely/altogether'

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis at Naimiṣāraṇya (typical frame; not explicit here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A fierce ascetic-sage, eyes reddened with anger, stands before a group of well-adorned brāhmaṇas; his curse issues forth as a visible wave of sound (‘tāra’), startling onlookers in a city setting.

Characters & Entities

• muni
• dvijottamāḥ

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even sages must guard against anger; kopa can distort dharmic intention and lead to harsh speech and consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse does not identify a tīrtha; it advances the narrative turning-point within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; it narrates a śāpa (curse) pronounced aloud.