Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

नंदी निशम्य तद्वाक्यं शैलादो हि रुषान्वितः । अब्रवीत्त्वरितो दक्षं शापदं तं महाप्रभम्

Transliteration

naṃdī niśamya tadvākyaṃ śailādo hi ruṣānvitaḥ | abravīttvarito dakṣaṃ śāpadaṃ taṃ mahāprabham

Translation

Entendant ces paroles, Nandī — fils de Śilāda —, saisi de colère, s’adressa aussitôt à Dakṣa, ce grand seigneur, la malédiction aux lèvres.

Word by Word

• nandī: Nandī
• nandī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nandī (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; नन्दी (नन्दिकेश्वरः)

• niśamya: having heard
• niśamya: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śam (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); नि + √शम्/√शम् (नि-शम्) = having heard/considered

• tat: that
• tat: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणं (vākyaṃ)

• vākyam: statement
• vākyam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• śailādaḥ: Śailāda (son of Śilāda)
• śailādaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śailāda (प्रातिपदिक; patronymic/epithet)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शैलादः = son of Śilāda (Nandī)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• ruṣānvitaḥ: filled with anger
• ruṣānvitaḥ: Karta-anvayi (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ruṣā + anvita (प्रातिपदिक; √i (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणं (śailādaḥ)

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत/Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √ब्रू = said

• tvaritaḥ: quickly (being hurried)
• tvaritaḥ: Karta-anvayi (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvarita (प्रातिपदिक; √tvar (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणं (śailādaḥ)

• dakṣam: Dakṣa
• dakṣam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक; नाम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• śāpadaṃ: giver of curses
• śāpadaṃ: Karman-anvayi (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāpa + da (प्रातिपदिक; √dā (धातु) with -da)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (शापं ददाति इति/शापदः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणं (dakṣam)

• tam: that
• tam: Karman (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणं (dakṣam)

• mahāprabham: very powerful
• mahāprabham: Karman-anvayi (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + prabha (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणं (dakṣam)

Speaker

Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (narrator, implied by Māheśvarakhaṇḍa style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience; within story, Dakṣa as direct addressee

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nandī—powerful, bull-bannered attendant of Śiva, son of Śilāda—hears Dakṣa’s words, his face hardens with anger, and he steps forward swiftly to address Dakṣa, poised to pronounce a curse.

Characters & Entities

• Nandī
• Śilāda
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect toward the divine and the devotees triggers karmic consequence; devotion (bhakti) defends dharma when ritual pride insults God.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative setting; it supports the Śaiva sacred geography surrounding Kedāra, though no single tīrtha is named here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates an impending curse within the yajña-conflict episode.