Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 158

Devanagari script

एतैः सप्तकुलैर्विप्रैर्यत्कृतं वचनं न मे । कृतघ्नैस्ता ञ्छपिष्यामि कृतघ्नत्वान्न संशयः

Transliteration

etaiḥ saptakulairviprairyatkṛtaṃ vacanaṃ na me | kṛtaghnaistā ñchapiṣyāmi kṛtaghnatvānna saṃśayaḥ

Translation

„Da diese Brāhmaṇas aus sieben Geschlechtern meinen Befehl nicht ausgeführt haben, will ich sie, die Undankbaren, verfluchen—an ihrem Undank besteht kein Zweifel.“

Word by Word

• एतैः: by these
• एतैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr./3rd), बहुवचन; ‘विप्रैः’ इति विशेषण

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तन् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: संख्यावाचक (numeral), अव्ययवत्/समासाङ्ग

• कुलैः: families
• कुलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr./3rd), बहुवचन; ‘सप्त’ इति विशेषण

• विप्रैः: by Brahmins
• विप्रैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr./3rd), बहुवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; ‘वचनम्’ इति विशेषण

• कृतम्: done/made
• कृतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वचनम्’ इति विशेषण

• वचनम्: promise/statement
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Gen./6th), एकवचन (enclitic)

• कृतघ्नैः: by the ungrateful ones
• कृतघ्नैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instr./3rd), बहुवचन

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Acc./2nd), बहुवचन

• शपिष्यामि: I will curse
• शपिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कृतघ्नत्वात्: because of ungratefulness
• कृतघ्नत्वात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतघ्नत्व (प्रातिपदिक; भाव-प्रत्यय -त्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Abl./5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (cause)

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nom./1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Indra (Sahasrākṣa) (deduced from context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas of the lineages assembled

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, stern and radiant, points in accusation toward the brāhmaṇas; the brāhmaṇas appear uneasy, some with lowered gaze; the atmosphere thick with impending curse.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Sahasrākṣa)
• Brāhmaṇas (vipra, dvija)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ingratitude (kṛtaghnatā) is treated as a serious moral failing that invites immediate karmic consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is explicitly named in this verse; it supports the moral framework within the Tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse focuses on ethical transgression and its result.