Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा लोकगुरुर्ब्रह्मा देवान्सर्वानुवाच ह । शक्रोऽयं सांप्रतं व्याप्तः पापया ब्रह्महत्यया

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā lokagururbrahmā devānsarvānuvāca ha | śakro'yaṃ sāṃprataṃ vyāptaḥ pāpayā brahmahatyayā

Translation

Voyant cela, Brahmā, précepteur des mondes, s’adressa à tous les dieux : «Ce Śakra (Indra) est désormais saisi par la souillure pécheresse de la brahmahatyā».

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having seen)

• lokaguruḥ: the teacher of the world
• lokaguruḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (लोकस्य गुरुः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (Apposition to lokaguruḥ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• devān: the gods
• devān: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of devān)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ha: indeed
• ha: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), स्मरण/प्रसिद्ध्यर्थ (indeed/for emphasis)

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ayam: this
• ayam: Viśeṣya (apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sāṃpratam: now
• sāṃpratam: Avyaya (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃpratam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• vyāptaḥ: is pervaded / afflicted
• vyāptaḥ: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vyāpta (कृदन्त; √āp धातु, vi- उपसर्ग)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive)

• pāpayā: sinful
• pāpayā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (of brahmahatyayā)

• brahmahatyayā: by the sin of brahmin-slaying (brahmahatyā)
• brahmahatyayā: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + hatyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मणः हत्या/ब्रह्महत्यारूपा); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, serene yet firm, addresses the assembled devas; Indra stands diminished. The composition centers on Brahmā’s gesture of instruction, with the devas forming a semi-circle of attentive concern.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Devas
• Indra (Śakra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the mighty are accountable to dharma; grave wrongdoing brings an inescapable moral and ritual consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it introduces the doctrinal need for tīrtha-prāyaścitta that follows.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None yet; Brahmā identifies the affliction (brahmahatyā), preparing for expiatory instructions.