Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

कुत्सितं मानुषं भावमहमेकोऽनुवर्तये । विहितं न हि युष्माकमेतच्छापानुवर्तनम्

Transliteration

kutsitaṃ mānuṣaṃ bhāvamahameko'nuvartaye | vihitaṃ na hi yuṣmākametacchāpānuvartanam

Translation

«Ich allein werde diesen verwerflichen menschlichen Zustand durchleiden. Euch ist nicht auferlegt, diesem Fluch zu folgen.»

Word by Word

• kutsitam: despicable
• kutsitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kutsita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘despicable’ (bhāvam qualifies)

• mānuṣam: human
• mānuṣam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mānuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘human’ (bhāvam qualifies)

• bhāvam: state; condition
• bhāvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — ‘state/condition’

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘I’

• ekaḥ: alone
• ekaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — ‘alone/only’ (aham qualifies)

• anuvartaye: I undergo; I follow
• anuvartaye: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — ‘I follow/undergo’

• vihitam: prescribed
• vihitam: Predicate adjective (vidhāna)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √dhā (धातु) + vihita (कृदन्त, क्त; उपसर्ग वि)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘prescribed/ordained’

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation) — ‘not’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/causal) — ‘indeed/for’

• yuṣmākam: of you
• yuṣmākam: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन — ‘of you (pl.)’

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (नपुं) — ‘this’ (anuvartanam qualifies)

• śāpa-anuvartanam: undergoing the curse
• śāpa-anuvartanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa-anuvartanam (प्रातिपदिक; शाप+अनुवर्तन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः शापस्य अनुवर्तनम् (तत्पुरुष) — ‘following/undergoing the curse’

Speaker

Vidhūma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu/Setubandha (Rāmeśvara kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: companions/retainers

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vidhūma declares he alone will undergo the blameworthy human condition; he gestures to stop companions from following, conveying protective firmness.

Characters & Entities

• Vidhūma
• Attendants (bhṛtyāḥ)
• Brahmaśāpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A righteous person does not drag others into the results of his own wrongdoing; protection of dependents is a key facet of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named in this verse; it is part of the Setukhaṇḍa narrative situated in the Setu sacred milieu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None is stated in this verse.