Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

यदीदृशान्महावर्षात्त्रातारं महिषोत्तमम् । तिष्ठाम्यपूजयन्नेव ततो मे भूत्कृतघ्नता

Transliteration

yadīdṛśānmahāvarṣāttrātāraṃ mahiṣottamam | tiṣṭhāmyapūjayanneva tato me bhūtkṛtaghnatā

Translation

“Jika selepas hujan lebat sebegini aku tetap tidak memuliakan penyelamat itu—lembu jantan yang mulia—maka sesungguhnya ketidakbersyukuran telah menjadi milikku.”

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Discourse connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• ईदृशात्: from such a (one)
• ईदृशात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईदृश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter as adjective), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• महावर्षात्: from the great rain
• महावर्षात्: Apadana (Ablative source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रातारम्: the savior/protector
• त्रातारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृ (धातु) → त्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महिषोत्तमम्: the best of buffaloes
• महिषोत्तमम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महिष (प्रातिपदिक) + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तिष्ठामि: I remain/stand
• तिष्ठामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपदम्, उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपूजयन्: not honoring (him)
• अपूजयन्: Karta-predicative (कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अ + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• ततः: therefore, from that
• ततः: Hetu/Reason marker (हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), तस्मात्-अर्थे (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that')

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• भूत्: arose, happened
• भूत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृतघ्नता: ingratitude
• कृतघ्नता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृतघ्नता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Vatsanābha

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The noble bull stands calm after the storm; Vatsanābha approaches with offerings, hands folded, preparing to honor the rescuer.

Characters & Entities

• Vatsanābha
• Mahīṣottama (noble bull/savior)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Failing to honor one’s benefactor is identified as kṛtaghnatā, a serious breach of Dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative sits within Setukhaṇḍa’s Setu Māhātmya pilgrimage frame, though the verse highlights ethical duty rather than site-glory.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (honoring/worship) of the protector/benefactor is implied as the proper dharmic response.