Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

कथयामास वृत्तांतं सर्वं शापसमुद्भवम् । दूरे स्थितः स पुत्राणां वसिष्ठस्य महात्मनः

Transliteration

kathayāmāsa vṛttāṃtaṃ sarvaṃ śāpasamudbhavam | dūre sthitaḥ sa putrāṇāṃ vasiṣṭhasya mahātmanaḥ

Translation

Lalu baginda menceritakan seluruh kejadian, segala yang timbul daripada sumpahan itu, sambil tetap berdiri jauh daripada putera-putera Vasiṣṭha yang berhati agung.

Word by Word

• kathayāmāsa: he narrated/told
• kathayāmāsa: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kath (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्षभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपदी; 'he told'

• vṛttāntam: account, incident
• vṛttāntam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛttānta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• sarvam: entire, all
• sarvam: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण of 'vṛttāntam'

• śāpasamudbhavam: arisen from a curse
• śāpasamudbhavam: Karma (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śāpa + samudbhava (प्रातिपदिक; sam-ud-√bhū)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; (शापात् समुद्भवम् = arisen from a curse) विशेषण of 'vṛttāntam'

• dūre: far away
• dūre: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Spatial adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb): 'far away'

• sthitaḥ: standing, situated
• sthitaḥ: Karta (Predicate describing subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthita (प्रातिपदिक; √sthā → क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• putrāṇām: of the sons
• putrāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• vasiṣṭhasya: of Vasiṣṭha
• vasiṣṭhasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• mahātmanaḥ: of the great-souled (sage)
• mahātmanaḥ: Sambandha (Qualifier in genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; (महान् आत्मा यस्य) विशेषण of 'vasiṣṭhasya'

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator voice)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, standing apart, narrates the curse-born events to his son and ministers; in the background, stern brahmin youths (Vasiṣṭha’s sons) are visible, prompting his cautious distance.

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Sons of Vasiṣṭha (Vāsiṣṭhas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sage’s curse is treated as spiritually potent; humility and restraint are shown by keeping distance and narrating truthfully.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it provides the curse-background within the tīrtha-māhātmya chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.