Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

यदेषा मदवेगांधा चक्रे पापं महोल्बणम् । कर्मणा तेन जात्यंधा बभूवात्रैव जन्मनि

Transliteration

yadeṣā madavegāṃdhā cakre pāpaṃ maholbaṇam | karmaṇā tena jātyaṃdhā babhūvātraiva janmani

Translation

Parce qu’elle, aveuglée par l’élan de l’ivresse, commit un péché très terrible, par ce karma même elle naquit aveugle en cette vie.

Word by Word

• yat: that which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-यत्

• eṣā: this woman
• eṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तृ

• mada-vega-andhā: blinded by the rush of intoxication
• mada-vega-andhā: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mada + vega + andha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—मदस्य वेगः (intoxication’s rush) तेन अन्धा (blinded)

• cakre: did / committed
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म

• mahā-ulbaṇam: very grievous
• mahā-ulbaṇam: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + ulbaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—महच्च तत् उल्बणम्

• karmaṇā: by that act (karma)
• karmaṇā: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument/हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (‘by/through the deed’)

• tena: by that
• tena: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument/हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; ‘by that’

• jāti-andhā: blind from birth
• jāti-andhā: Karta (Subject-Qualifier/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jāti + andha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण; समासः—जात्या (by birth) अन्धा

• babhūva: became
• babhūva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• eva: indeed / just
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• janmani: in (this) birth
• janmani: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: janman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time/state)

Speaker

Unspecified (narrative voice within Brahmottara Khaṇḍa; likely Sūta-style narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A woman in a haze of intoxication commits a dark deed; the next scene shows a newborn with clouded eyes, symbolizing karmic fruition; shadowy personification of Mada behind her.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Loss of discernment through intoxication can lead to grave wrongdoing, and such actions bear tangible karmic consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it is a moral illustration of karma-phala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse functions as a warning against mada (intoxication) and pāpa.