Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ततः शापं प्रदास्यामि तपोविघ्नकरं हि वः । एवं ज्ञात्वा मया सार्धं तत्राऽगच्छत सत्वरम्

Transliteration

tataḥ śāpaṃ pradāsyāmi tapovighnakaraṃ hi vaḥ | evaṃ jñātvā mayā sārdhaṃ tatrā'gacchata satvaram

Translation

അപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളിൽ ഒരു ശാപം ചൊല്ലും; അത് തീർച്ചയായും നിങ്ങളുടെ തപസ്സിന് വിഘ്നം വരുത്തും. ഇതറിഞ്ഞ് എന്റെ കൂടെ അവിടെ വേഗം വരിക.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ = ‘thereafter/from that (time/place)’

• शापम्: a curse
• शापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रदास्यामि: I shall give/utter
• प्रदास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तपोविघ्नकरम्: causing obstruction to austerity
• तपोविघ्नकरम्: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक) + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शापम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात) — हेतु/निश्चयार्थक

• वः: of you / for you (pl.)
• वः: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — प्रकारवाचक

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल; ‘having known’

• मया: with me / by me
• मया: Saha/Instrumental (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सार्धम्: together with
• सार्धम्: Saha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सार्धम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उपपद) — ‘with’ (तृतीया-सहयोगे)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• अगच्छत: go (you all)
• अगच्छत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — शीघ्रार्थक

Speaker

Indra (Śakra/Pākaśāsana), inferred from immediate context

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Camatkārapura

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārthiva (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A commanding divine figure announces a curse that will obstruct austerities, urging the group to hurry toward the destined city; tension between ascetic calm and divine urgency.

Characters & Entities

• śāpa (curse)
• tapas
• Gayā (implied destination)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred duties (like śrāddha at a praised tīrtha) are presented as urgent; neglect can lead to spiritual obstacles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The destination is the Gayā-related tīrtha context introduced in surrounding verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An urgent command to accompany the speaker to the sacred place for the intended śrāddha rites.