Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

रक्षःकृतमविज्ञाय शप्त्वैवं स गुरुस्ततः । पुनर्विमृश्य तं शापं चकार द्वादशाब्दिकम्

Transliteration

rakṣaḥkṛtamavijñāya śaptvaivaṃ sa gurustataḥ | punarvimṛśya taṃ śāpaṃ cakāra dvādaśābdikam

Translation

ဤအရာသည် ရက္ခသ၏ လုပ်ရပ်ဟု မသိဘဲ ဂုရုသည် ထိုသို့ ကျိန်စာချခဲ့သည်; ထို့နောက် ပြန်လည်စဉ်းစား၍ ထိုကျိန်စာကို ဆယ့်နှစ်နှစ်ကြာအောင် သတ်မှတ်하였다။

Word by Word

• रक्षःकृतम्: (the deed) done by a demon
• रक्षःकृतम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षस् (प्रातिपदिक) + कृत (कृ-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रक्षसः कृतम्)

• अविज्ञाय: not knowing
• अविज्ञाय: पूर्वक्रिया (Absolutive/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-√ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); न-पूर्वक-अर्थ (without knowing)

• शप्त्वा: having cursed
• शप्त्वा: पूर्वक्रिया (Absolutive/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √शप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: thus)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• गुरुः: the teacher
• गुरुः: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तर/तस्मात् (then/thereupon)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्ति (again)

• विमृश्य: having reflected
• विमृश्य: पूर्वक्रिया (Absolutive/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√मृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); धातु: मृश् (to consider) उपसर्ग: वि

• तम्: that
• तम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘शापम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• शापम्: curse
• शापम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• चकार: made
• चकार: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• द्वादशाब्दिकम्: lasting twelve years
• द्वादशाब्दिकम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + अब्दिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (द्वादश अब्दाः यस्य) ‘शापम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic recounting)

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Rākṣasa
• King (cursed)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when divine speech is powerful, dharma includes discernment and measured correction; reflection can temper punishment toward a finite term.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on the moral mechanics of śāpa (curse) and its duration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse specifies the time-bound nature of the curse—twelve years.