Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

यज्ञवाटाच्च दक्षस्य त्वरितः स्वाश्रमं ययौ । मुनौ विनिर्गते दक्षः प्रहसन्निदमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

yajñavāṭācca dakṣasya tvaritaḥ svāśramaṃ yayau | munau vinirgate dakṣaḥ prahasannidamabravīt

Translation

ದಕ್ಷನ ಯಜ್ಞವಾಟದಿಂದ ಅವನು ತ್ವರಿತವಾಗಿ ತನ್ನ ಆಶ್ರಮಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದನು. ಮುನಿ ಹೊರಟ ಬಳಿಕ ದಕ್ಷನು ನಗುತ್ತಾ ಈ ಮಾತು ಹೇಳಿದನು.

Word by Word

• yajñavāṭāt: from the sacrificial enclosure
• yajñavāṭāt: Apādāna (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña + vāṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yajñasya vāṭaḥ)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• dakṣasya: of Dakṣa
• dakṣasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• tvaritaḥ: hurried
• tvaritaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tvarita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (to the subject)

• svāśramam: to his own hermitage
• svāśramam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (svaḥ āśramaḥ)

• yayau: went
• yayau: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• munau: when/while the sage (was)
• munau: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• vinirgate: having departed
• vinirgate: Sati-saptamī (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + nir + gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त, पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

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

• prahasan: laughing
• prahasan: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Concomitant action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + has (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भाव (concomitant action)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dakṣa-yajña locus (within Kedāra narrative)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dadhīci exits quickly toward his forest āśrama; inside the yajña pavilion Dakṣa turns with a faint smile, about to address the assembly; flames rise steadily, drums and chants continue, while a subtle shadow of doom gathers.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Dadhīci

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride can remain smiling even after rebuke; Purāṇas caution that arrogance in ritual undermines its sanctity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode unfolds within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s sacred geography, though the verse centers on Dakṣa’s yajña setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No prescription—only reference to the yajña-vāṭa (sacrificial arena).