Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

इत्यपोंजलिनादाय गुरुं शप्तुं समुद्यतः । पतित्वा पादयोस्तस्य मदयन्ती न्यवारयत्

Transliteration

ityapoṃjalinādāya guruṃ śaptuṃ samudyataḥ | patitvā pādayostasya madayantī nyavārayat

Translation

ဤသို့ဆိုပြီး လက်နှစ်ဖက်အံ့ချီထဲ၌ ရေသန့်ကိုယူကာ ဂုရုကို ကျိန်စာချရန် ထတက်လာသော်လည်း မဒယန္တီသည် ဂုရု၏ ခြေတော်ရင်း၌ လဲကျကာ တားဆီး하였다။

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्यसमाप्तिसूचक/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• अपः: waters
• अपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अप् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन (plural)

• अञ्जलिना: with cupped hands (as a handful)
• अञ्जलिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन (singular)

• आदाय: having taken
• आदाय: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ-दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘आदाय’ = having taken

• गुरुम्: the teacher
• गुरुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• शप्तुम्: to curse
• शप्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन् (infinitive); ‘शप्तुम्’ = to curse

• समुद्यतः: (he) being ready/intent
• समुद्यतः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-उद्-यत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle) विशेषण; पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; ‘समुद्यतः’ = having risen/ready, intent

• पतित्वा: having fallen
• पतित्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पत् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘पतित्वा’ = having fallen

• पादयोः: at the feet
• पादयोः: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण) द्विवचन (dual) (locative dual)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• मदयन्ती: Madayantī (the woman)
• मदयन्ती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मद् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ (present active participle) स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मदयन्ती’ = gladdening/pleasing (here: the woman named Madayantī)

• न्यवारयत्: stopped, restrained
• न्यवारयत्: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-वारय् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic recounting)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king, hands cupped with water for a śāpa, rises in anger toward a seated guru; Madayantī throws herself at the guru’s feet, palms joined, stopping the curse mid-gesture.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Vasiṣṭha (Guru)
• Madayantī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A single act of humble intervention can avert grave adharma; reverence to the guru and restraint in anger protect a lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is referenced; the verse highlights dharma within the household and guru-centered ethics.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of taking water in joined palms indicates a formal vow/curse-utterance gesture, showing how speech-acts were ritually sealed.