Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

तस्मात्तत्र द्रुतं गत्वा बलादानय तं मुनिम् । आनयस्वान्यथा शापं तव दास्याम्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

tasmāttatra drutaṃ gatvā balādānaya taṃ munim | ānayasvānyathā śāpaṃ tava dāsyāmyasaṃśayam

Translation

Darum geh schnell dorthin und bringe jenen Muni mit Gewalt herbei. Bring ihn—sonst werde ich dich ohne Zweifel mit einem Fluch belegen.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that reason
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी (Case 5), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause: therefore)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• द्रुतम्: quickly
• द्रुतम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्रुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + त्वा (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): having gone

• बलात्: by force
• बलात्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Case 5), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (ablative used adverbially: by force)

• आनय: bring
• आनय: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

• मुनिम्: the sage
• मुनिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

• आनयस्व: do bring / bring (for yourself)
• आनयस्व: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• अन्यथा: otherwise
• अन्यथा: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: पर्याय/विकल्पवाचक-अव्यय (otherwise)

• शापम्: a curse
• शापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Case 2), एकवचन

• तव: to you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (Case 6), एकवचन

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriya-visheshana (Certainty/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अ + संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative): without doubt

Speaker

Śakra (Indra) (as reported within Pulastya’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (earthly destination implied)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra issues a stern command to his messenger: go swiftly, seize and bring the sage; the messenger trembles at the threat of a curse; dramatic contrast with the sage’s calm elsewhere.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Devadūta
• Mudgala (muni)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly authority may resort to coercion, but such attempts often reveal the higher sovereignty of tapas and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the setting remains within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a command and threat within the storyline.