Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

ततः शशाप देवेन्द्रं गौतमः क्रोधमूर्छितः । अजितेन्द्रियोऽसि यस्मात्त्वं तस्माद्बहुभगो भव

Transliteration

tataḥ śaśāpa devendraṃ gautamaḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ | ajitendriyo'si yasmāttvaṃ tasmādbahubhago bhava

Translation

Alors Gautama, submergé de colère, maudit le seigneur des dieux : «Puisque tu n’as pas dompté tes sens, deviens donc “aux multiples marques”».

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमबोधक (then)

• śaśāpa: cursed
• śaśāpa: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śap (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद, perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• devendram: Devendra (Indra)
• devendram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (devānām indraḥ)

• gautamaḥ: Gautama
• gautamaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• krodha-mūrchitaḥ: overcome by anger
• krodha-mūrchitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक) + mūrchita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/करणार्थ (krodhena mūrchitaḥ)

• ajita-indriyaḥ: one whose senses are unconquered
• ajita-indriyaḥ: Pratipādya (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-jita (प्रातिपदिक) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (yasya indriyāṇi ajitāni saḥ)

• asi: you are
• asi: Kriyā (Copula)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √as (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• yasmāt: because/since
• yasmāt: Hetu (Cause marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yasmāt (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक yad)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक अव्यय (causal-relative: 'because/since')

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम? (actually 2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu/Phala-sambandha (Therefore marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक tad)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्-हेतुफलसम्बन्ध (therefore/from that reason)

• bahu-bhagaḥ: one having many 'bhagas' (genitals/marks)
• bahu-bhagaḥ: Pratipādya (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (bahavaḥ bhagāḥ yasya saḥ)

• bhava: become/be
• bhava: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Gautama Ṛṣi

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā region (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: “Bhārata”

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gautama, eyes blazing with anger, pronounces a curse upon Indra; the air seems to ripple with ascetic fire as the words ‘bahubhaga’ land like a decree.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Devendra (Indra/Śakra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-mastery (indriya-jaya) is central to dharma; uncontrolled senses lead to disgrace and karmic retribution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the ethical prescription is indriya-nigraha (restraint of the senses).