Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

सीत्कारः कुपितैः कार्यः संतोषेण विवर्जितैः । एवं सर्वेषु कृत्येषु न च कार्यो विनिर्णयः

Transliteration

sītkāraḥ kupitaiḥ kāryaḥ saṃtoṣeṇa vivarjitaiḥ | evaṃ sarveṣu kṛtyeṣu na ca kāryo vinirṇayaḥ

Translation

Ein zischender Laut (des Missfallens) wird von denen hervorgebracht, die zornig und ohne Zufriedenheit sind. Darum soll man bei allen solchen rituellen Handlungen in diesem Zustand keinen endgültigen Entscheid fällen.

Word by Word

• सीत्कारः: hissing sound; sītkāra
• सीत्कारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीत्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• कुपितैः: by the angry (persons)
• कुपितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कुपित (कृदन्त; √कुप्/कुप्यति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) विशेषण

• कार्यः: to be done; should be made
• कार्यः: Predicate (Vidheyaka/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (कृदन्त; √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय/भाव्य (gerundive)

• संतोषेण: with satisfaction
• संतोषेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संतोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• विवर्जितैः: by those devoid (of)
• विवर्जितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विवर्जित (कृदन्त; √वर्ज्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) विशेषण

• एवं: thus; in this way
• एवं: Adverbial (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• सर्वेषु: in all
• सर्वेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-शब्द

• कृत्येषु: in duties/acts
• कृत्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• कार्यः: to be done; should be made
• कार्यः: Predicate (Vidheyaka/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (कृदन्त; √कृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय/भाव्य (gerundive)

• विनिर्णयः: decision; verdict
• विनिर्णयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनिर्णय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: assembly of brāhmaṇas/pilgrims seeking procedural guidance

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small assembly of brāhmaṇas and pilgrims in a temple-courtyard; one agitated man hisses in displeasure while elders gesture for calm, indicating that no verdict should be issued in anger.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma requires inner composure; decisions made amid anger and dissatisfaction are considered ritually unsound.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya discourse in Nāgara-khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Avoid making a ‘vinirṇaya’ (final determination) in rites when anger/displeasure signs (like sītkāra) are present.