Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

मायोवाच । अरे रे कंस पापात्मन्दुर्बुद्धे मूढचेतन

Transliteration

māyovāca | are re kaṃsa pāpātmandurbuddhe mūḍhacetana

Translation

Māyā bersabda: “Wahai Kaṃsa! Jiwa berdosa, akal jahat, dan hati yang dungu lagi tersesat!”

Word by Word

• māyā: Māyā (name)
• māyā: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)

• are: hey!
• are: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: are (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle/interjection)

• re: you!
• re: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: re (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बोधन-निपात (vocative particle/interjection)

• kaṃsa: O Kaṃsa
• kaṃsa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṃsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• pāpātman: O sinful one
• pāpātman: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (pāpa-ātman = 'sinful-souled')

• durbuddhe: O evil-minded one
• durbuddhe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dur + buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समासः (dur-buddhi = 'evil-minded')

• mūḍhacetana: O deluded-minded one
• mūḍhacetana: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūḍha + cetana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारय-समासः (mūḍha-cetana = 'deluded-minded')

Speaker

Māyā (Yogamāyā / Mahādevī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Māyā/Devī, radiant and formidable, points and rebukes Kaṃsa directly—her words like thunder; Kaṃsa’s face shows shock and guilt.

Characters & Entities

• Māyā (Yogamāyā)
• Kaṃsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma is not merely an act but a state of corrupted intellect; the Goddess exposes and condemns it directly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; the verse is part of the Setukhaṇḍa narrative framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.