Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 164

Devanagari script

इति वाक्यं ततः श्रुत्वा गणः क्रोधसमन्वितः । शशाप तां सुचार्वंगीं साहंकारां गणेश्वरः

Transliteration

iti vākyaṃ tataḥ śrutvā gaṇaḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ | śaśāpa tāṃ sucārvaṃgīṃ sāhaṃkārāṃ gaṇeśvaraḥ

Translation

Als er diese Worte hörte, geriet der Gaṇa in Zorn und verfluchte jenes Mädchen mit den schönen Gliedern, das von Ich-Dünkel erfüllt war—o Herr der Gaṇas.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/इति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उद्धरण/इत्यर्थ) = quotative particle

• vākyam: the statement
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरम्/तस्मात्)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (श्रु) (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: अव्ययकृदन्त (क्त्वा), 'having heard'

• gaṇaḥ: the gaṇa
• gaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• krodha-samanvitaḥ: filled with anger
• krodha-samanvitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (प्रातिपदिक; √i (इ) with सम् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः: क्रोधेन समन्वितः

• śaśāpa: cursed
• śaśāpa: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śap (शप्) (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्सभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• su-cāru-aṅgīm: the fair-limbed (girl)
• su-cāru-aṅgīm: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + cāru (प्रातिपदिक) + aṅgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः: सुचारूणि अङ्गानि यस्याः सा (as descriptive epithet)

• sa-ahaṃkārām: arrogant; with ego
• sa-ahaṃkārām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/सह) + ahaṃkāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः: अहंकारेण सह/युक्ता

• gaṇeśvaraḥ: the lord of the gaṇas
• gaṇeśvaraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: गणानाम् ईश्वरः

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stern gaṇa-lord, eyes blazing with righteous anger, pronounces a curse upon the proud maiden; the atmosphere shifts from playful to grave, with apsarases recoiling.

Characters & Entities

• gaṇa
• gaṇeśvara (leader of Gaṇas)
• ahaṃkāra (pride)
• kanyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride invites correction; Purāṇic narratives show that divine order protects dharma by curbing arrogance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, represented as a holy domain where dharma is actively upheld through divine agents.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse introduces the mechanism of moral consequence (śāpa) that leads to repentance and grace.