Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 170

Devanagari script

ऋषिरुवाच । नास्ति भावकृतो दोषः परिवेद्मि कुरुष्व तत् । वह्निना कथितस्त्वं मे जामाताद्य भविष्यसि

Transliteration

ṛṣiruvāca | nāsti bhāvakṛto doṣaḥ parivedmi kuruṣva tat | vahninā kathitastvaṃ me jāmātādya bhaviṣyasi

Translation

Le sage dit : «Il n’est point de faute née d’une intention délibérée ; je le comprends. Fais ce qui convient. Car le Feu, Agni, m’a parlé de toi ; aujourd’hui tu seras mon gendre.»

Word by Word

• ऋषिः: the sage
• ऋषिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• भावकृतः: done due to emotion
• भावकृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भाव + कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (भावेन कृतः)

• दोषः: fault
• दोषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परिवेद्मि: I understand/acknowledge
• परिवेद्मि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि+विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• कुरुष्व: do (it)
• कुरुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

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

• वह्निना: by Agni (fire-god)
• वह्निना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• कथितः: declared/told
• कथितः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) → कथित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय (predicative)

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

• मे: my, of me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन; अत्र षष्ठी (of me)

• जामाता: son-in-law
• जामाता: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अद्य: today, from now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय

• भविष्यसि: you will be
• भविष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Ṛṣi (sage; likely Pramuca continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (prospective groom)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage, calm and authoritative, speaks to a king, absolving him of intentional fault and declaring him destined to become the sage’s son-in-law, with Agni’s unseen endorsement hovering as sacred presence.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣi
• Agni (Vahni)
• King
• jāmātā (son-in-law)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Forgiveness and right action restore harmony; dharmic commitments are affirmed through sacred testimony (Agni).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode unfolds in the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya (Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa), where sacred setting frames dharmic events.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit reliance on Agni (Vahni) as authoritative witness—aligned with Vedic-Purāṇic marriage and vow contexts—though no step-by-step rite is detailed here.