Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य शक्रो वचनमब्रवीत् । कुकर्मणा मदीयेन प्राप्तमेतन्न संशयः

Transliteration

etacchrutvā vacastasya śakro vacanamabravīt | kukarmaṇā madīyena prāptametanna saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Ayant entendu ses paroles, Śakra (Indra) répondit : «Il n’y a aucun doute : cet état m’est advenu à cause de mon propre acte mauvais».

Word by Word

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘śrutvā’ इत्यस्य कर्म

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √śru (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive): ‘having heard’

• vacaḥ: speech, words
• vacaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• vacanam: a statement
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• ku-karmaṇā: by an evil act
• ku-karmaṇā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ku (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (by evil deed)

• madīyena: my
• madīyena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: madīya (प्रातिपदिक; mad-सम्बन्ध)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; ‘ku-karmaṇā’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• prāptam: obtained, brought about
• prāptam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/Predicative
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāpta (कृदन्त; √āp (धातु) + प्र + क्त)
• Form: भूतकृत्, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘etat’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• etat: this
• etat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विषय/निर्देश

• na: no, not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, crown dimmed, hands folded, speaks with frank remorse before a sage/teacher; the atmosphere is solemn, with divine attendants silent.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual progress begins with truthfulness and accountability—recognizing suffering as the fruit of one’s own actions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is within Kedāra-khaṇḍa, but the verse is a character confession rather than a tīrtha praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement of acceptance of karmic consequence.