Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

एवं निर्भार्त्सितस्तेन नंदिना हि प्रजापतिः । नंदिनं च शशापाथ दक्षो रोषसमन्वितः

Transliteration

evaṃ nirbhārtsitastena naṃdinā hi prajāpatiḥ | naṃdinaṃ ca śaśāpātha dakṣo roṣasamanvitaḥ

Translation

Demikianlah, setelah ditegur keras oleh Nandī, Prajāpati Dakṣa dipenuhi amarah lalu mengutuk Nandī sebagai balasan.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• निर्भार्त्सितः: rebuked, censured
• निर्भार्त्सितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्भर्त्स् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः

• तेन: by him
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण

• नन्दिना: by Nandin
• नन्दिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (कर्ता-निर्देश)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• प्रजापतिः: Prajāpati (Dakṣa)
• प्रजापतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजापति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• नन्दिनम्: Nandin
• नन्दिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• शशाप: cursed
• शशाप: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• दक्षः: Dakṣa
• दक्षः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रोषसमन्वितः: filled with anger
• रोषसमन्वितः: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोष + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (दक्षः)

Speaker

Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa (narrator, implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Primary audience of the Purāṇa (ṛṣis) (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After being publicly chastised, Dakṣa—face flushed with rage—utters a counter-curse against Nandī; the assembly tightens, the fire flickers, and tension fills the hall.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Nandī
• Prajāpati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When anger answers truth, the cycle of hostility deepens; puranic narratives warn that wrath-driven speech becomes self-destructive karma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not stated; the verse is part of the Kedārakhaṇḍa storyline that frames Śaiva sacredness and pilgrimage ethos.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the retaliatory curse.