Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभृति सर्वे ते शिवद्रोहकरं परम् । आत्मानं मेनिरे नित्यं प्रसन्नेऽपि महेश्वरे

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhṛti sarve te śivadrohakaraṃ param | ātmānaṃ menire nityaṃ prasanne'pi maheśvare

Translation

Von da an hielten sie sich alle fortwährend für schuldig an einer schweren Verfehlung gegen Śiva, selbst wenn Maheshvara gnädig geworden war.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'ततः' = 'thereafter/from that time'

• प्रभृति: from then on
• प्रभृति: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपपद/कालवाचक) — 'from (that point) onward'

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — 'all (persons)'

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन — 'they/those'

• शिवद्रोहकरम्: an offence against Śiva
• शिवद्रोहकरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिव + द्रोह + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — 'Śiva-droha-kara' = causing hostility/offence to Śiva; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (द्रोहं करोति इति)

• परम्: great
• परम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — 'supreme/very great' (qualifying the object)

• आत्मानम्: themselves
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — 'self'

• मेनिरे: they considered
• मेनिरे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद — 'they thought/considered'

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'always/constantly'

• प्रसन्ने: (even) when pleased
• प्रसन्ने: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √सद्/सद् + प्र)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — 'when (he is) pleased' (locative absolute-like with महेश्वरे)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — concessive/emphatic 'even/also'

• महेश्वरे: in Maheśvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — 'in/with regard to Maheśvara (Śiva)'

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Maheśvara is serene and gracious; the sages, though forgiven, remain bowed and self-reproachful, holding their hands in añjali, embodying lasting humility.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Śiva (Maheśvara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True repentance remains vigilant even after forgiveness; humility safeguards devotion and dharmic conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The remorse leads the sages toward Prabhāsa tīrthas for further austerity and purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not a specific rite, but an ongoing attitude of remorse that culminates in tapas (austerity) at a sacred site.