Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

शापं दत्त्वा ततस्तस्या इन्द्राणीमशपत्तदा

Transliteration

śāpaṃ dattvā tatastasyā indrāṇīmaśapattadā

Translation

Ayant ainsi prononcé cette malédiction, elle maudit alors, à ce moment-là, Indrāṇī.

Word by Word

• śāpam: a curse
• śāpam: Karma (object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dattvā: having given
• dattvā: Kriya (prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), धातु: दा (to give)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla (sequence/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (then/from that)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• indrāṇīm: Indrāṇī
• indrāṇīm: Karma (object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indrāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• aśapat: cursed
• aśapat: Kriya (predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śap (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• tadā: at that time
• tadā: Kāla (time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (at that time)

Speaker

Narrator (within the Sāvitrī episode; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly seeking Prabhāsa-māhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense celestial court moment: a powerful woman pronounces a śāpa; Indrāṇī stands as the target, with devas watching in alarm; Prabhāsa’s sacred aura subtly frames the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Indrāṇī
• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It continues the theme that even divine figures are subject to moral consequence within Purāṇic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, as the māhātmya framework in which this episode is situated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative statement marking the next target of the śāpa.