Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

एवं शशाप त्वां राजञ्छृंगी तस्य मुनेः सुतः । एतद्वक्तुं पिता तस्य प्राहिणोन्मां त्वदंतिकम्

Transliteration

evaṃ śaśāpa tvāṃ rājañchṛṃgī tasya muneḥ sutaḥ | etadvaktuṃ pitā tasya prāhiṇonmāṃ tvadaṃtikam

Translation

«Ainsi Śṛṅgī, fils de ce muni, t’a maudit, ô roi. Pour te le dire, son père m’a envoyé en ta présence.»

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• śaśāpa: cursed
• śaśāpa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śap (धातु) लिट्
• Form: लिट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvam (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• rājan: O king
• rājan: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (vocative), एकवचन

• śṛṃgī: Śṛṅgī
• śṛṃgī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śṛṃgin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; व्यक्तिनाम

• tasya: of that (sage)
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• muneḥ: of the sage
• muneḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sutaḥ: son
• sutaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• etat: this (matter)
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• vaktum: to tell
• vaktum: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √vac (धातु) तुमुन्
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), प्रयोजनार्थ (purpose)

• pitā: the father
• pitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prāhiṇot: sent
• prāhiṇot: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√hi (धातु) लङ्
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aham (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tvad-antikam: to your presence/near you
• tvad-antikam: Gati/Karma (Goal as object/गत्यर्थक-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (युष्मद्-प्रातिपदिक) + antika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (गत्यर्थक-लक्ष्य), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तव अन्तिकम् = to your vicinity)

Speaker

Gauramukha (reporting to Parīkṣit; deduced from verse 22 context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Interlocutor sages/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gauramukha stands before King Parīkṣit and reports Śṛṅgī’s curse; the king’s face shows dawning realization; courtiers are hushed.

Characters & Entities

• Gauramukha
• Parīkṣit
• Śṛṅgī
• Śamīka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Warnings in dharma are meant for correction and preparedness; even kings are accountable to spiritual law and must receive counsel soberly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is explicitly glorified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a formal communication of the curse.