Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा तदा देवी दुष्टचित्ता शुचिस्मिता । कूटशेषास्ततो वीराः प्रोक्तास्तस्यै तु शंभु ना

Transliteration

iti śrutvā tadā devī duṣṭacittā śucismitā | kūṭaśeṣāstato vīrāḥ proktāstasyai tu śaṃbhu nā

Translation

L’ayant entendu, la Déesse—au dessein mauvais mais au sourire candide—reçut de Śambhu l’énoncé des portions restantes, dites en langage codé (kūṭa).

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Marker (उक्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha/Modifier (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता

• दुष्टचित्ता: of wicked mind
• दुष्टचित्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; देवी-विशेषणम्

• शुचिस्मिता: with a pure/bright smile
• शुचिस्मिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि + स्मित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; देवी-विशेषणम्

• कूटशेषाः: the remaining (ones) of the group called Kūṭa / the Kūṭa-remnants
• कूटशेषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूट + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-प्रयोगः

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha/Modifier (क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-प्रभव-अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (thereupon/then)

• वीराः: heroes, warriors
• वीराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्ता/विषयः

• प्रोक्ताः: were spoken/declared
• प्रोक्ताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियासमाना)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृस्थानी (were told/declared)

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (to her)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Connector (अवधारण/विरोध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• शंभु: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता (वक्ता)

• ना: not
• ना: Sambandha/Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय; पाठभेद/छन्दः-समर्थनार्थं दीर्घरूपम् (na)

Speaker

Narrator (reporting Śambhu’s instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A goddess with a gentle smile but dark intent listens as Śambhu reveals the remaining coded (kūṭa) portions—suggesting mantra-cryptic segments or concealed procedural steps—amid a tense sacred atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (unnamed here)
• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer composure can conceal inner motive; spiritual knowledge must be guarded by discernment (viveka) and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the contextual sacred region; this verse emphasizes instruction rather than pilgrimage benefits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Transmission of remaining kūṭa portions—an esoteric completion of a mantra/sequence.