Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

एतद्दृष्ट्वा महायोगी गालवो मुनिपुंगवः । गतः कोपवशं किंचिद्दुराप्मानं शशाप तम्

Transliteration

etaddṛṣṭvā mahāyogī gālavo munipuṃgavaḥ | gataḥ kopavaśaṃ kiṃciddurāpmānaṃ śaśāpa tam

Translation

Voyant cela, le grand yogin Gālava, le plus éminent des muni, fut quelque peu saisi par la colère et maudit ce scélérat.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘this (thing)’

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकालिक: ‘having seen’

• महायोगी: the great yogi
• महायोगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (‘महान् योगी’)

• गालवः: Gālava
• गालवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गालव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; proper noun

• मुनिपुंगवः: foremost of sages
• मुनिपुंगवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘मुनीनां पुंगवः’)

• गतः: went/entered
• गतः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle): ‘gone/entered’

• कोपवशम्: into the sway of anger
• कोपवशम्: Gati/avastha (State/अवस्था)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक) + वश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः—‘कोपस्य वशः’ (under the control of anger)

• किञ्चित्: somewhat
• किञ्चित्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किञ्चित् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/नपुंसक-प्रयोगे अव्ययवत् (indeclinable quantifier): ‘somewhat’

• दुरात्मानम्: the wicked one
• दुरात्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर् (उपसर्ग/उपपद) + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘दुरात्मन्’ (wicked person)

• शशाप: cursed
• शशाप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; perfect: ‘he cursed’

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Setukhaṇḍa context; likely Sūta/compilation voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gālava, radiant with yogic austerity, steps forward; his brows knit in righteous anger as he pronounces a curse upon the offender, while other sages watch in solemn approval and the maiden stands protected behind them.

Characters & Entities

• Gālava
• Vidyādhara (implied)
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is violated, even a restrained sage may employ the power of tapas as a corrective force to restore moral order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra forms the sacred backdrop where dharmic protection and consequence are dramatically displayed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse highlights the potency of yogic tapas expressed through a curse.