Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

गौतमस्य गुरोः पत्नी सेविता तस्य तत्फलम् । प्राप्तं महेंद्रेण चिरं यस्य नास्ति प्रतिक्रिया

Transliteration

gautamasya guroḥ patnī sevitā tasya tatphalam | prāptaṃ maheṃdreṇa ciraṃ yasya nāsti pratikriyā

Translation

Mahendra (Indra) endura longtemps la conséquence d’avoir souillé l’épouse du guru de Gautama ; pour cet acte, il n’y avait ni contre-mesure ni remède aisé.

Word by Word

• gautamasya: of Gautama
• gautamasya: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautama (गौतम)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• guroḥ: of the Guru
• guroḥ: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (गुरु)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• patnī: wife
• patnī: Karma (Object/कर्म) in passive
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (पत्नी)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sevitā: served/enjoyed
• sevitā: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sev (सेव्)
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• tasya: of that/his
• tasya: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• tat-phalam: that fruit/result
• tat-phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat-phala (तत्-फल)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• prāptam: obtained
• prāptam: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāpta (प्राप्त)
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• mahendreṇa: by Mahendra (Indra)
• mahendreṇa: Karta (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahendra (महेन्द्र)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• ciram: for a long time
• ciram: Kriya-Visheshana (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ciram (चिरम्)
• Form: Adverb

• yasya: of which
• yasya: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद्)
• Form: Relative Pronoun, Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• na: not
• na: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (न)
• Form: Negative Particle

• asti: is
• asti: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Parasmaipada, Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular

• pratikriyā: remedy/counteraction
• pratikriyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pratikriyā (प्रतिक्रिया)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A somber recollection: Indra marked by guilt, the violated sanctity of an āśrama household implied; the narrative stresses long-lasting consequence with a heavy, still atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Gautama
• Guru (of Gautama)
• Guru’s wife
• Mahendra/Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the highest deity-like ruler (Indra) must bear the full karmic consequence of grave wrongdoing; status cannot cancel dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Kedāra sacred geography, but this particular line emphasizes moral causality rather than a site’s merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly in this verse; it sets up the need for prāyaścitta (expiation) discussed in subsequent verses.