Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

उतथ्यशापदोषेण देवाचार्यो बृहस्पतिः । देवकार्यस्य सिद्ध्यर्थं तस्मात्तच्छृणु कारणम्

Transliteration

utathyaśāpadoṣeṇa devācāryo bṛhaspatiḥ | devakāryasya siddhyarthaṃ tasmāttacchṛṇu kāraṇam

Translation

À cause de la faute née de la malédiction d’Utathya, Bṛhaspati—précepteur des dieux—fut entravé. Aussi, pour l’accomplissement de l’œuvre des dieux, écoute-en la raison.

Word by Word

• उतथ्यशापदोषेण: due to the fault of Utathya's curse
• उतथ्यशापदोषेण: Hetu/Karana (Cause/Instrument/हेतु/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उतथ्य + शाप + दोष (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (utathyasya śāpa-doṣaḥ)

• देवाचार्यः: teacher of the gods
• देवाचार्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + आचार्य (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devānām ācāryaḥ)

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देवकार्यस्य: of the gods' task
• देवकार्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + कार्य (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devānām kāryam)

• सिद्ध्यर्थम्: for accomplishing (it)
• सिद्ध्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सिद्धि + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः; द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययार्थ (purpose: 'for the sake of'); तत्पुरुष (siddheḥ artham)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-रूपेण अव्ययप्रयोग (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• शृणु: hear/listen
• शृणु: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• कारणम्: reason/cause
• कारणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Nārada

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pippalāda

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada introduces a backstory: Utathya’s curse affects Bṛhaspati, creating an obstacle to divine work; the tone is explanatory, setting up a purposeful mission.

Characters & Entities

• Utathya
• Bṛhaspati
• devas (the gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even exalted beings face consequences of doṣa and śāpa; dharma requires understanding causes and responding rightly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is identified in this verse; it sets up causal background within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition to an explanation.