Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

अस्मद्विवर्जितं श्राद्धं कुपितैर्वासवोपरि । तद्यथा जायते सत्यं वाक्यमस्मदुदीरितम्

Transliteration

asmadvivarjitaṃ śrāddhaṃ kupitairvāsavopari | tadyathā jāyate satyaṃ vākyamasmadudīritam

Translation

„Ein śrāddha, das uns ausschließt, wird vollzogen—dadurch erzürnen sich die göttlichen Mächte gegen Vāsava (Indra). Mögen die von uns gesprochenen Worte wahr werden, so wie sie ausgesprochen wurden.“

Word by Word

• asmat-vivarjitam: devoid of us/excluding us
• asmat-vivarjitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asmat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vivarjita (कृदन्त, √vṛj/varj धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (excluded from us)

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• kupitaiḥ: by the angered (ones)
• kupitaiḥ: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kupita (कृदन्त, √kup धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्

• vāsava-upari: upon/against Vāsava (Indra)
• vāsava-upari: Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vāsava (प्रातिपदिक) + upari (अव्यय)
• Form: उपरि (अव्यय, उपसर्गसदृश/अधिकरणार्थक); वासव-सम्बन्धः

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yathā: as/in such a way that
• yathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (as/how)

• jāyate: arises/comes to be
• jāyate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• satyam: true
• satyam: Karma-sāmānādhikaraṇa / Predicative complement
• Type: Adjective
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम्

• vākyam: statement/word
• vākyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• asmat-udīritam: uttered by us
• asmat-udīritam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asmat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + udīrita (कृदन्त, ud+√īr धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context indicates a group speaking collectively, connected with śrāddha and Vāsava/Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (as arbiter) / Indra (as affected party)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvedevās speak in unison, stern and radiant, pointing toward a śrāddha rite that has excluded them; Indra appears troubled; the words take on the force of an irrevocable truth.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsava (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrāddha must be performed with correct inclusion and propriety; neglect and ritual disrespect can lead to conflict and adverse consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it contributes to the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implicitly warns against performing śrāddha in a way that improperly excludes entitled participants or required ritual components.