Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दक्षः कोपमुपागतः । गत्वा चंद्रं महादेवि शशाप प्रमुखे स्थितम्

Transliteration

tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dakṣaḥ kopamupāgataḥ | gatvā caṃdraṃ mahādevi śaśāpa pramukhe sthitam

Translation

Mendengar ucapan mereka, Dakṣa diliputi amarah. Wahai Mahādevī, ia mendatangi Sang Bulan dan mengutuknya tepat di hadapannya, ketika ia berdiri di depan.

Word by Word

• tāsām: of those (women)
• tāsām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• tad: that
• tad: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तत्’

• vacanam: speech/statement
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अर्थः ‘श्रवणं कृत्वा’

• dakṣaḥ: Dakṣa
• dakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kopam: anger
• kopam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• upāgataḥ: became/attained (came to)
• upāgataḥ: Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः ‘उपागतः = प्राप्तः/आगतः’

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive)

• caṃdram: the Moon (Candra)
• caṃdram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādevī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• śaśāpa: he cursed
• śaśāpa: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śap (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• pramukhe: in front, in the presence
• pramukhe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे अधिकतरं नपुंसक), सप्तमी, एकवचन; अर्थे ‘समक्षे/अग्रे’

• sthitam: standing/being present
• sthitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of object/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स्थितम्’ (चन्द्रं विशेषयति)

Speaker

Narrator (addressing Mahādevī/Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (explicit vocative in verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dakṣa, inflamed with righteous anger, confronts Candra directly and pronounces a curse; Candra stands before him, luminous yet suddenly shadowed by impending diminution.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Candra (Soma)
• Mahādevī/Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When injustice is confirmed, consequences follow; yet anger as an instrument of justice can escalate into severe karmic outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is recounted under the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, reinforcing Prabhāsa as a stage where cosmic dharma is revealed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates the act of śāpa (curse).