Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

प्रतिज्ञां कुरुते यत्र स्थितः स्थाणुरिवाचलः । हंतारो ये मम पितुस्तान्हनिष्यामि चारणात्

Transliteration

pratijñāṃ kurute yatra sthitaḥ sthāṇurivācalaḥ | haṃtāro ye mama pitustānhaniṣyāmi cāraṇāt

Translation

അവിടെ പർവ്വതത്തിൽ തൂണുപോലെ അചഞ്ചലമായി നിന്നുകൊണ്ട് അവൻ പ്രതിജ്ഞ ചെയ്തു—“എന്റെ പിതാവിനെ വധിച്ചവരെ ഞാൻ ഒരാളെയും വിട്ടുകൂടാതെ നിർബന്ധമായി സംഹരിക്കും।”

Word by Word

• प्रतिज्ञाम्: a vow
• प्रतिज्ञाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• कुरुते: makes
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/अधिकरणवाचक (relative adverb)

• स्थितः: standing
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: भूतकाले कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• स्थाणुः: a pillar/Śiva (Sthāṇu)
• स्थाणुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थाणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन; उपमान (simile term)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक

• अचलः: the mountain
• अचलः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अचल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• हन्तारः: killers
• हन्तारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हन्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी; एकवचन (genitive pronoun)

• पितुः: of (my) father
• पितुः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी; एकवचन

• तान्: them
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; बहुवचन

• हनिष्यामि: I will kill
• हनिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); उत्तमपुरुष (1st person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चारणात्: because of the Cāraṇa / from (the words of) a Cāraṇa
• चारणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; पञ्चमी; एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (ablative of cause/source)

Speaker

Narrator (reporting Pippalāda’s vow)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tuhinācala

Type: peak

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a snowy ridge, the figure stands rigid as a pillar, eyes fixed, making a fierce vow to slay his father’s killers.

Characters & Entities

• Pippalāda
• Devas
• Father of Pippalāda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A vow (pratijñā) has karmic weight; when rooted in anger it can propel one toward adharma and suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate setting is Himācala/Tuhinācala within the larger Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it records a personal vow rather than a dhārmic rite.