Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 121

Devanagari script

तस्या मयोद्यतः पादो न तु देहे निपातितः । बाल्याद्वा यदि वा मोहात्तद्भवान्क्षंतुमर्हति

Transliteration

tasyā mayodyataḥ pādo na tu dehe nipātitaḥ | bālyādvā yadi vā mohāttadbhavānkṣaṃtumarhati

Translation

“My foot was raised against her, but it did not strike her body. If it was from childishness or from delusion, may you be pleased to forgive it.”

Word by Word

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr/Agent (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उद्यतः: raised
• उद्यतः: Karta (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उद्+यम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/कर्तरि कृदन्त (past participial adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (पादः)

• पादः: foot
• पादः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• तु: however
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक

• देहे: on the body
• देहे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• निपातितः: was made to fall/was struck down
• निपातितः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रियासदृश)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+पत् (धातु) + णिच्? (causative sense) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय

• बाल्यात्: from childhood (immaturity)
• बाल्यात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प (disjunctive particle)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त (conditional particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प (disjunctive particle)

• मोहात्: from delusion
• मोहात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्: that (offense)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवान्: you (sir)
• भवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आदरार्थक (honorific)

• क्षन्तुम्: to forgive
• क्षन्तुम्: Karma (Object of ‘arhati’/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षम् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), कर्तरि प्रयोग

• अर्हति: is worthy/should
• अर्हति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Yama

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A penitent son with raised foot halted mid-motion, hands folded in apology toward an elder or divine protector; the moment freezes between impulse and restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Yama
• Sūrya (implied listener as father)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Acknowledging fault and seeking forgiveness is dhārmic; intention and restraint matter even when harm is not completed.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is part of the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya’s sacred storytelling.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse expresses a prāyaścitta-like attitude (repentance and request for pardon).