Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा दर्शयामास शरीरं दैत्यताडितम् । तद्ब्राह्मणावमानं च दृष्ट्वा चुक्रोध वामनः

Transliteration

ityuktvā darśayāmāsa śarīraṃ daityatāḍitam | tadbrāhmaṇāvamānaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā cukrodha vāmanaḥ

Translation

So sprechend zeigte er seinen Leib, von den Daityas geschlagen. Als Vāmana diese Kränkung eines Brahmanen sah, entbrannte er in Zorn.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (quotative/इति-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (धातु) → uktvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive/gerund)

• darśayāmāsa: showed
• darśayāmāsa: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) caus. darśaya + āsa (सहायकधातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कारणे (causative) — ‘दर्शयामास’ (showed)

• śarīram: body
• śarīram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• daitya-tāḍitam: struck by demons
• daitya-tāḍitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + tāḍita (कृदन्त, ताड् धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/तृतीया-सम्बन्धः: ‘दैत्यैः ताडितम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (निर्देशक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन (here: with following noun as accusative)

• brāhmaṇa-avamānam: insult of a Brahmin
• brāhmaṇa-avamānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + avamāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘ब्राह्मणस्य अवमानम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)

• cukrodha: became angry
• cukrodha: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: krudh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (perfect)

• vāmanaḥ: Vāmana
• vāmanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa reveals bruises and wounds from daitya blows; Vāmana’s face hardens into righteous anger, eyes blazing; the atmosphere shifts from plea to impending divine action.

Characters & Entities

• Vāmana
• Daityas
• Brāhmaṇa (vipra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Insulting or harming a Brahmin-sage is a grave adharma that provokes divine protection and retribution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it occurs within the Dvārakā Māhātmya storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse stresses ethical dharma—non-violence toward sages and avoidance of brāhmaṇāvamāna.