Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

तथाविधस्य भवतो वामपादप्रदानतः

Transliteration

tathāvidhasya bhavato vāmapādapradānataḥ

Translation

„Weil du — von solcher Art — den linken Fuß dargeboten hast (als Zeichen der Verachtung/Unheilverkündigung) …“

Word by Word

• तथाविधस्य: of such a kind
• तथाविधस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• भवतः: of you (hon.)
• भवतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; आदरार्थ-प्रयोगः (honorific)

• वामपादप्रदानतः: from (the act of) giving the left foot
• वामपादप्रदानतः: Apadana (Source/अपाादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम + पाद + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (5th/Ablative), एकवचनम्; हेत्वर्थे (cause/source)

Speaker

Hārīta (contextual continuation; verse is a fragment)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a 'dhīmat' (wise interlocutor; likely a sage/king in dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense exchange where a revered figure is met with an inauspicious gesture—left foot extended—while attendants react with shock; the atmosphere is moral gravity rather than violence.

Characters & Entities

• Hārīta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Conduct and gestures matter in dharma; disrespectful action can become the seed of one’s downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is referenced; the verse concerns behavior (ācāra) rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it alludes to auspicious/inauspicious etiquette in interaction.