Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

समाधेश्च कृतो भंगस्तस्मात्त्वं महिषो भव । यावज्जीवसि दुर्बुद्धे सम्यग्ज्ञानसमन्वितः

Transliteration

samādheśca kṛto bhaṃgastasmāttvaṃ mahiṣo bhava | yāvajjīvasi durbuddhe samyagjñānasamanvitaḥ

Translation

"Tu as brisé mon samadhi ; deviens donc un buffle. Tant que tu vivras, ô esprit maléfique, tu resteras doté d'une conscience claire."

Word by Word

• समाधेः: of meditation/trance
• समाधेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कृतः: made/done
• कृतः: Karma (Result state/कर्म-भाव)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे ‘done/made’

• भङ्गः: break, disruption
• भङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् (ablatival adverb/हेतु-निर्देशक अव्यय) = ‘therefore/from that’

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• महिषः: a buffalo
• महिषः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भव: become
• भव: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यावत्: as long as
• यावत्: Kala-adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल-परिमाणवाचक अव्यय (temporal limit: ‘as long as/until’)

• जीवसि: you live
• जीवसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दुर्बुद्धे: O foolish-minded one
• दुर्बुद्धे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly, rightly
• सम्यक्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• ज्ञान: knowledge
• ज्ञान: Sambandha (Compound member/समास-संबन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; (समासाङ्ग)

• समन्वितः: endowed (with)
• समन्वितः: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + अन्वि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) ‘endowed/possessed’, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Munīśvara (the sage, continuing the curse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant sage in deep samādhi on the Gaṅgā bank is disturbed; with stern compassion he utters a curse transforming the offender into a buffalo, while the offender retains a lucid, remorseful gaze.

Characters & Entities

• Samādhi
• Mahiṣa (buffalo)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Interrupting sacred tapas and samādhi is a serious offense; consequences may be severe yet pedagogical, forcing remembrance and remorse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains the Gaṅgā/Jahnavī tīra, where spiritual discipline and its protection are emphasized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a juridical-spiritual pronouncement (śāpa) rather than a ritual instruction.