Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

क्षमया च महाभागा क्रोधमण्वपि नाकरोत् । ततो गोमायुरूपेण तमदूषयदाश्रमम्

Transliteration

kṣamayā ca mahābhāgā krodhamaṇvapi nākarot | tato gomāyurūpeṇa tamadūṣayadāśramam

Translation

Pourtant, cette noble dame, par la patience, ne laissa naître pas même une trace de colère. Alors lui, prenant la forme d’un chacal, souilla cet āśrama.

Word by Word

• kṣamayā: with forbearance
• kṣamayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• mahā-bhāgā: the fortunate/noble lady
• mahā-bhāgā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्याः)

• krodham: anger
• krodham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• aṇu: even a little
• aṇu: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिमाण-विशेषण (a little)

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अपि (even/also)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation)

• akarot: did/made
• akarot: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम (then)

• gomāyu-rūpeṇa: in the form of a jackal
• gomāyu-rūpeṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gomāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• tam: that (him/it)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• adūṣayat: defiled/polluted
• adūṣayat: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā√dūṣ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• āśramam: hermitage/āśrama
• āśramam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The tapasvinī remains serene, showing no anger; a jackal-form intruder defiles the hermitage boundary. The visual focus is her calm face and protective aura, contrasting with the jackal’s disruptive act.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Forbearance (kṣamā) is portrayed as the safeguard of tapas; anger is the real defeat.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

An āśrama is mentioned, but no named pilgrimage site appears in the excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An ethical prescription is implied: maintain kṣamā and avoid anger while observing vrata and tapas.