Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

इन्द्रेण च कृतं विप्रा महद्भूतं जुगुप्सितम् । गुरोरवज्ञा च कृता विश्वरूपवधः कृतः

Transliteration

indreṇa ca kṛtaṃ viprā mahadbhūtaṃ jugupsitam | guroravajñā ca kṛtā viśvarūpavadhaḥ kṛtaḥ

Translation

Dan Indra—wahai para brāhmaṇa—telah melakukan perbuatan besar yang tercela: dia menghina gurunya dan membunuh Viśvarūpa.

Word by Word

• indreṇa: by Indra
• indreṇa: Karta (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indra (इन्द्र)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: Conjunction

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (कृ)
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• viprāḥ: O Brahmins
• viprāḥ: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (विप्र)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (Sambodhana), Plural

• mahat: great/gross
• mahat: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahat (महत्)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• bhūtam: event/being/element
• bhūtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūta (भूत)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• jugupsitam: disgusting/reproachable
• jugupsitam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jugupsita (जुगुप्सित)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• guroḥ: of the Guru
• guroḥ: Sambandha (Relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (गुरु)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• avajñā: disrespect/contempt
• avajñā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avajñā (अवज्ञा)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: null
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: Conjunction

• kṛtā: done/committed
• kṛtā: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (कृ)
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• viśvarūpa-vadhaḥ: killing of Vishvarupa
• viśvarūpa-vadhaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśvarūpa-vadha (विश्वरूप-वध)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• kṛtaḥ: done
• kṛtaḥ: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (कृ)
• Form: Past Passive Participle, Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stark flashback tableau: Indra, armed with vajra, stands conflicted; the revered figure of Viśvarūpa is shown as slain; a shadow of guru-disrespect hangs over the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Viśvarūpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect toward the guru and violence against the righteous generate grave sin, leading to obstacles even for the powerful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly glorified; the verse explains the moral cause behind Indra’s crisis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse; it prepares the ground for expiation themes.