Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

रंभोवाच । अतिक्रूरो महाक्रोधो विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः । स शप्स्यते मां क्रोधेन बिभेम्यस्मादहं सुराः

Transliteration

raṃbhovāca | atikrūro mahākrodho viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ | sa śapsyate māṃ krodhena bibhemyasmādahaṃ surāḥ

Translation

രംഭ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവന്മാരേ! മഹാമുനി വിശ്വാമിത്രൻ അത്യന്തം ക്രൂരനും മഹാക്രോധിയുമാണ്. കോപത്തിൽ അദ്ദേഹം എന്നെ ശപിക്കും; അതിനാൽ ഞാൻ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ ഭയപ്പെടുന്നു।

Word by Word

• रंभा: Rambhā
• रंभा: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raṃbhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अतिक्रूरः: very cruel
• अतिक्रूरः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ati + krūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘विश्वामित्रः’ इति विशेषणम्

• महाक्रोधः: of great anger
• महाक्रोधः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् क्रोधः यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘विश्वामित्रः’ इति विशेषणम्

• विश्वामित्रः: Viśvāmitra
• विश्वामित्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvāmitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• महामुनिः: the great sage
• महामुनिः: Apposition (Sāmānādhikaraṇa/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महान् मुनिः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘विश्वामित्रः’ इति समानाधिकरणम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• शप्स्यते: will curse
• शप्स्यते: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śap (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्/future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; स्त्री/पुं (व्यक्तिवाचक), द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• क्रोधेन: out of anger / with anger
• क्रोधेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• बिभेमि: I fear
• बिभेमि: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhī (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान/present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अस्मात्: from him/this (one)
• अस्मात्: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुं, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सुराः: O gods
• सुराः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), बहुवचन (हे सुराः)

Speaker

Rambhā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rambhā speaks anxiously to the devas, describing Viśvāmitra’s fierce wrath and her fear of being cursed.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā
• Viśvāmitra
• Devas/Suras

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas (austerity) generates spiritual power; disturbing it invites consequences, and even the divine fear the potency of realized sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it focuses on the ethical danger of interrupting ascetic practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse highlights the moral weight of tapas and the reality of śāpa (curse).