Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

दंडपाणिरुवाच । मा क्रोधं कुरु देवेश कृत्यां प्रति जगत्प्रभो

Transliteration

daṃḍapāṇiruvāca | mā krodhaṃ kuru deveśa kṛtyāṃ prati jagatprabho

Translation

ദണ്ഡപാണി പറഞ്ഞു— ഹേ ദേവേശാ, ഹേ ജഗത്പ്രഭോ, ഈ കൃത്യയെ സംബന്ധിച്ച് ക്രോധിക്കരുത്।

Word by Word

• daṇḍapāṇiḥ: Daṇḍapāṇi
• daṇḍapāṇiḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daṇḍa + pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Speech act/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mā: do not
• mā: Pratiṣedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक-निपात (prohibitive particle)

• krodham: anger
• krodham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• kuru: do, make
• kuru: Kriyā (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• deveśa: O Lord of the gods
• deveśa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘देवानाम् ईशः’)

• kṛtyām: the kṛtyā (magical creation)
• kṛtyām: Karma (Object of ‘prati’ relation/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prati: towards, against
• prati: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद/संबन्धबोधक (preposition: towards/against)

• jagatprabho: O Lord of the world
• jagatprabho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jagat (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘जगतः प्रभुः’)

Speaker

Daṇḍapāṇi (a great gaṇa of Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Daṇḍapāṇi, palms slightly raised in admonition, addresses Viṣṇu with reverence, urging him not to succumb to anger regarding the kṛtyā; devas watch in silence.

Characters & Entities

• Daṇḍapāṇi
• Viṣṇu (Deveśa/Jagatprabhu)
• Kṛtyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Krodha (anger) must be restrained; dharma is upheld through composure even when confronting harmful forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa kṣetra is the sacred narrative setting in which this counsel is delivered.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it is an ethical injunction emphasizing self-control.