Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

ज्ञात्वा च तत्सर्वमिदं सुराणां कृत्यं तदानीं च चुकोप साध्वी । ददौ सती शापमतीव रुष्टा तदा सुवर्चा ऋषिवर्यपत्नी

Transliteration

jñātvā ca tatsarvamidaṃ surāṇāṃ kṛtyaṃ tadānīṃ ca cukopa sādhvī | dadau satī śāpamatīva ruṣṭā tadā suvarcā ṛṣivaryapatnī

Translation

Ayant compris toute l’œuvre accomplie par les dieux, la femme vertueuse s’enflamma de colère. Suvarcā, épouse du plus éminent des ṛṣi, dans une fureur profonde, proféra une malédiction.

Word by Word

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु) → ज्ञात्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund) = ‘having known’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) = ‘and’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘that’ (qualifying सर्वम्)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘this’ (appositional)

• सुराणाम्: of the gods
• सुराणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• कृत्यम्: task
• कृत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘duty/act to be done’

• तदानीम्: then
• तदानीम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदानीम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) = ‘at that time/then’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक)

• चुकोप: became angry
• चुकोप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कुप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘became angry’

• साध्वी: the virtuous lady
• साध्वी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: साध्वी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘virtuous woman’

• ददौ: gave/uttered
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘gave/uttered’

• सती: the chaste woman
• सती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √अस्)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle used as noun); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘the chaste/true woman’

• शापम्: a curse
• शापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अतीव: very
• अतीव: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतीव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (परिमाण/तीव्रतावाचक) = ‘exceedingly’

• रुष्टा: angry
• रुष्टा: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √रुष्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘angered’

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) = ‘then’

• सुवर्चा: Suvarcā
• सुवर्चा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्चा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ऋषि-वर्य-पत्नी: wife of the foremost sage
• ऋषि-वर्य-पत्नी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः: ‘ऋषिवर्यस्य पत्नी’ (wife of the best sage)

Speaker

Lomaśa (narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Suvarcā, having understood the devas’ deed, stands firm with blazing ascetic energy; her posture is upright, eyes intense, hand raised in pronouncing a curse; the air seems charged.

Characters & Entities

• Suvarcā
• Devas
• Dadhīci (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even ‘right ends’ invite scrutiny of means; dharma includes compassion and accountability, not only outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa narrative continues; the verse is ethical-narrative rather than tirtha-praise.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records a śāpa (curse) as a narrative consequence.