Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

तथाविधस्य भवतो वामपादप्रदानतः

Transliteration

tathāvidhasya bhavato vāmapādapradānataḥ

Translation

«Parce que toi—d’une telle nature—tu as présenté le pied gauche (signe de mépris ou de mauvais augure) …»

Word by Word

• तथाविधस्य: of such a kind
• तथाविधस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तथा + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• भवतः: of you (hon.)
• भवतः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (6th/Genitive), एकवचनम्; आदरार्थ-प्रयोगः (honorific)

• वामपादप्रदानतः: from (the act of) giving the left foot
• वामपादप्रदानतः: Apadana (Source/अपाादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाम + पाद + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्तिः (5th/Ablative), एकवचनम्; हेत्वर्थे (cause/source)

Speaker

Hārīta (contextual continuation; verse is a fragment)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: a 'dhīmat' (wise interlocutor; likely a sage/king in dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense exchange where a revered figure is met with an inauspicious gesture—left foot extended—while attendants react with shock; the atmosphere is moral gravity rather than violence.

Characters & Entities

• Hārīta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Conduct and gestures matter in dharma; disrespectful action can become the seed of one’s downfall.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is referenced; the verse concerns behavior (ācāra) rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it alludes to auspicious/inauspicious etiquette in interaction.