Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ततो न युष्माञ्छपिष्यामि गन्छध्वं त्रिदिवं ततः । एवमुक्ता वसिष्ठेन रामाः प्रांजलयस्तदा

Transliteration

tato na yuṣmāñchapiṣyāmi ganchadhvaṃ tridivaṃ tataḥ | evamuktā vasiṣṭhena rāmāḥ prāṃjalayastadā

Translation

«C’est pourquoi je ne vous maudirai pas ; allez d’ici au Tridiva, au monde céleste.» Ainsi exhortées par Vasiṣṭha, ces femmes gracieuses se tinrent alors, les mains jointes en hommage.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (then)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• युष्मान्: you (all)
• युष्मान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• शपिष्यामि: I shall curse
• शपिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• गच्छध्वम्: go (you all)
• गच्छध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• त्रिदिवम्: to heaven
• त्रिदिवम्: Gati (Goal/गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• ततः: from here; thereafter
• ततः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (from here/thereafter)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारार्थक-अव्यय (in this manner)

• उक्ताः: having been addressed
• उक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; (रामाः) विशेषण

• वसिष्ठेन: by Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठेन: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• रामाः: the women (lovely ones)
• रामाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन

• प्राञ्जलयः: with folded hands
• प्राञ्जलयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; विशेषण (रामाः); ‘hands joined’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then/at that time)

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (within narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Vasiṣṭha pronounces a boon: the women are spared and directed to heaven; they stand with folded hands, faces relieved and reverent; sages look on approvingly; the sacred shoreline glows.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Women (rāmāḥ)
• Tridiva (heaven)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma protects: right conduct earns grace, and even amid anger a sage distinguishes the innocent from the guilty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setukhaṇḍa context points to Setu-kṣetra; this verse highlights moral merit within that sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a bestowal of non-curse and permission to proceed to heaven.