Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 104

Devanagari script

त्वष्टुर्वाचा गृहीतेन्द्रे पत्यौ ते दुष्टकारिणि । नहुषाय गते राज्ये दृष्ट्वा त्वां याचयिष्यति

Transliteration

tvaṣṭurvācā gṛhītendre patyau te duṣṭakāriṇi | nahuṣāya gate rājye dṛṣṭvā tvāṃ yācayiṣyati

Translation

“Wahai pelaku kejahatan! Ketika suamimu Indra tertawan oleh kutuk Tvaṣṭṛ dan kedaulatan berpindah kepada Nahūṣa, ia akan melihatmu lalu menginginkanmu dengan hasrat yang tak patut.”

Word by Word

• tvaṣṭuḥ: of Tvaṣṭṛ
• tvaṣṭuḥ: Sambandha (genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvaṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• vācā: by (his) word/speech
• vācā: Karana (instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• gṛhīta: when (Indra) was seized
• gṛhīta: Adhikarana (locative absolute component/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; 'seized/held'

• indre: in/when Indra
• indre: Adhikarana (locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• patyau: in (your) husband
• patyau: Adhikarana (locative: 'in/with husband'/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• te: your
• te: Sambandha (genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• duṣṭakāriṇi: (you) evil-doer
• duṣṭakāriṇi: Adhikarana (locative of address/context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duṣṭa-kārin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—दुष्ट + कारिन् (तत्पुरुष)

• nahuṣāya: to Nahuṣa
• nahuṣāya: Sampradana (recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nahuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• gate: when (it) has gone
• gate: Adhikarana (locative absolute component/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग-सप्तमी एकवचन; 'gone/when gone' (सप्तमी-तत्समये)

• rājye: in the kingdom (rule)
• rājye: Adhikarana (locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• yācayiṣyati: will request/beg (you)
• yācayiṣyati: Kriya (predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yāc (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्यय (causative) + लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Savitrī (deduced from immediate context where Savitrī is later described as crying outside the sacrifice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-inquirers/ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Prophetic curse spoken with precision: Indra’s future seizure by Tvaṣṭṛ’s curse is envisioned; the throne of heaven shifts to Nahūṣa; Indrāṇī is foreseen as the object of improper pursuit.

Characters & Entities

• Tvaṣṭṛ
• Indra
• Nahūṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma triggers cascading consequences—curses, loss of authority, and social disorder—so restraint and righteousness are protective.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is the glory of Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya), within which these exemplary stories are narrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction appears in this verse; it functions as a prophetic warning within the māhātmya narrative.