Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

मद्विलंबेन स मुनिर्देव तार्चनतत्परः । कोपं विधास्यते नूनं तपस्वी मुनिपुंगवः

Transliteration

madvilaṃbena sa munirdeva tārcanatatparaḥ | kopaṃ vidhāsyate nūnaṃ tapasvī munipuṃgavaḥ

Translation

«À cause de mon retard, cet ascète—le plus éminent des sages, tout entier voué au culte des dieux—se mettra sûrement en colère.»

Word by Word

• मत्: my
• मत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-समासपूर्वपद-रूप (genitive stem)

• विलम्बेन: by delay
• विलम्बेन: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/हेतु), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• देव: O god/sir
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्परः: intent on
• तत्परः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (मुनिः)

• अर्चन: worship
• अर्चन: Sambandha (Compound-member/समास)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/षष्ठी-समासार्थे (in compound sense)

• कोपम्: anger
• कोपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विधास्यते: will produce/assume
• विधास्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle/adverb)

• तपस्वी: ascetic
• तपस्वी: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणवत् (मुनिः)

• मुनिपुङ्गवः: best of sages
• मुनिपुङ्गवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि+पुङ्गव (प्रातिपदिक-द्वय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘मुनिषु पुङ्गवः’ इति

Speaker

Kāṃtimatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi-assembly (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up of the maiden’s worried expression as she imagines the sage’s displeasure; in the background, a fire-altar and deity platform suggest ongoing worship awaiting offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Gālava (implied)
• Kāṃtimatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred service (seva) and worship (arcana) should be supported responsibly; negligence in duty disrupts ritual order and harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Setu region is the overarching māhātmya setting; this verse itself centers on āśrama worship discipline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Deva-arcana (worship of deities) is referenced as the sage’s principal observance.