Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

इति शप्तोऽहमभवं मुनिनाऽधर्ममाश्रितः । परदारोपसेवार्थमनर्थमिममागतः

Transliteration

iti śapto'hamabhavaṃ muninā'dharmamāśritaḥ | paradāropasevārthamanarthamimamāgataḥ

Translation

So wurde ich, vom Weisen verflucht, zu einem, der sich an Adharma klammert; und im Streben nach Umgang mit der Frau eines anderen geriet ich in dieses Unheil.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Prayojaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/समाप्ति-सूचक) = thus

• शप्तः: was cursed
• शप्तः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु) → शप्त (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘अहम्’ इत्यस्य विधेय

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• अभवम्: became/was
• अभवम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मुनिना: by the sage
• मुनिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• अधर्मम्: unrighteousness
• अधर्मम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आश्रितः: having resorted to
• आश्रितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु) → आश्रित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थः—आश्रयणं कृतवान् (having resorted to)

• परदारोपसेवार्थम्: for the purpose of consorting with another's wife
• परदारोपसेवार्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर-दार-उपसेवा-अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः: (परस्य दाराः) + (उपसेवा) + (अर्थः=for the sake of) ; प्रयोजन-द्वितीया (accusative of purpose)

• अनर्थम्: misfortune/harm
• अनर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विधेय/फल (as result)

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies अनर्थम्)

• आगतः: came to/attained
• आगतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past participle, क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अर्थः—प्राप्तः (came/attained)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (first-person within the story)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The transformed being (or soon-to-be) speaks in remorse, head bowed; the sage stands as a moral mirror. The atmosphere is heavy with regret, suggesting the weight of ‘anartha’ brought by illicit desire.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Illicit desire toward another’s spouse (paradāra) is a grave adharma that brings downfall and suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a confession of wrongdoing and its result.