Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

अमोघवचना यूयं तत्तथा न तदन्यथा । ममोपरि कृपां कृत्वा शापांत उपदिश्यताम्

Transliteration

amoghavacanā yūyaṃ tattathā na tadanyathā | mamopari kṛpāṃ kṛtvā śāpāṃta upadiśyatām

Translation

«إن كلماتكما لا تُخيب؛ فسيكون الأمر كذلك لا غير. فارحماني، وعلِّماني كيف تكون نهاية هذه اللعنة.»

Word by Word

• amoghavacanāḥ: of unfailing words
• amoghavacanāḥ: Karta (Qualifier of subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amogha (प्रातिपदिक) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (amogha-vacana = ‘whose words are unfailing’)

• yūyam: you (plural)
• yūyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-बहुवचन सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (Nominative)

• tat: that (indeed)
• tat: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: तत्-इत्यव्यय (sentence particle) ‘that/indeed’

• tathā: so/thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• tat: that
• tat: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; सर्वनाम)
• Form: तत्-इत्यव्यय (sentence particle)

• anyathā: otherwise
• anyathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyathā (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

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

• upari: upon/on
• upari: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upari (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गसदृश-अव्यय/संबन्धबोधक (postposition-like indeclinable) ‘upon/over’

• kṛpām: mercy
• kṛpām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kṛtvā: having shown/done
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Non-finite action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) ‘having done/shown’

• śāpāntam: the end/term of the curse
• śāpāntam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (śāpa-anta = ‘end/limit of the curse’)

• upadiśyatām: let it be told/instructed
• upadiśyatām: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa√diś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘let it be instructed/told’; उपसर्ग: उप-

Speaker

King Nṛga

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nṛga, palms joined, looks up from prostration and speaks with trembling certainty: ‘Your words are unfailing—tell me the end of my curse.’ The brāhmaṇas stand composed, embodying dharma and compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Nṛga
• two brāhmaṇas
• curse (śāpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Accepting responsibility and seeking guidance from the righteous opens the door to compassion and release.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode belongs to the Dvārakā Māhātmya, part of the sacred glorification of Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is stated; the request is for instruction on śāpānta—how the curse will terminate.