Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

यस्मात्त्वं शिष्यतां गत्वा मम वाक्यं करोषि न । तस्मात्त्वां योजयिष्यामि ब्रह्म शापेन सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

yasmāttvaṃ śiṣyatāṃ gatvā mama vākyaṃ karoṣi na | tasmāttvāṃ yojayiṣyāmi brahma śāpena sāṃpratam

Translation

Da du, obwohl du den Stand eines Schülers angenommen hast, mein Wort nicht befolgst, werde ich dich jetzt mit einem brahmanischen Fluch binden.

Word by Word

• यस्मात्: because/since
• यस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्तम् (ablatival adverb) ‘because/from which reason’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचनम्; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• शिष्यताम्: discipleship
• शिष्यताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्यता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्; ‘गत्वा’ इत्यस्य कर्म (to the state of discipleship)

• गत्वा: having gone/entered
• गत्वा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तः (absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचनम्; उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• वाक्यम्: word/command
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्

• करोषि: you do/obey
• करोषि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), मध्यमपुरुषः (2nd), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

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

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्तम् (therefore/from that reason)

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्

• योजयिष्यामि: I will yoke/subject/appoint
• योजयिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु) (णिच्) → योजय (causative stem)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तमपुरुषः (1st), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative)

• ब्रह्म: Brahmā (as ‘Brahma-’)
• ब्रह्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचनम्; ‘शापेन’ इत्यनेन सह—‘ब्रह्मशापेन’ (by Brahma’s curse) इत्यर्थे

• शापेन: by a curse
• शापेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचनम्; करणम् (instrumental)

• सांप्रतम्: now/at present
• सांप्रतम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सांप्रतम् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्ययम् (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Śākalya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stern teacher raises a hand in imprecation while the disciple stands firm yet respectful; a subtle aura of Vedic fire and curse-energy surrounds the guru.

Characters & Entities

• Śākalya
• Yājñavalkya
• Brahma-śāpa (brahmanical curse)
• Śiṣyatā (discipleship)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Discipleship entails obedience and accountability; rejecting rightful guidance is shown to invite spiritual and social consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a moral turning point within the chapter’s tīrtha-oriented narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a ritual prescription; it mentions brahma-śāpa as a disciplinary spiritual force invoked by a Brahmin teacher.