Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

देवतानां महर्षीणां शापेन च वरेण च । अयुक्तमपि यत्कर्म युज्यते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

devatānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ śāpena ca vareṇa ca | ayuktamapi yatkarma yujyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Par la malédiction et aussi par la bénédiction des dieux et des grands ṛṣis, même un acte qui paraît inconvenant peut devenir juste ; il n’y a là aucun doute.

Word by Word

• देवतानाम्: of the deities
• देवतानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• महर्षीणाम्: of the great sages
• महर्षीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महर्षि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• शापेन: by a curse
• शापेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• वरेण: by a boon
• वरेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अयुक्तम्: improper, unfitting
• अयुक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त), नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; concessive/emphatic)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• कर्म: act, deed
• कर्म: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• युज्यते: is made appropriate / becomes applicable
• युज्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: युज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa-style narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council-like setting where elders explain that a curse/boon can render an unlikely act ‘fitting’; visual emphasis on sages with matted hair and gods bestowing boons, with a subtle aura of fate turning the wheel of events.

Characters & Entities

• Devatāḥ
• Maharṣi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Purāṇic dharma, divine and ṛṣi authority can transform outcomes; humility before higher cosmic law is essential.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets a doctrinal frame for the miraculous narrative that follows.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse is a principle about śāpa (curse) and vara (boon) shaping events.