Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

निस्तेजकः सभायां यो गलगण्डी स जायते । सदा क्रोधी च चंडालः पूतिवक्त्रश्च सूचकः

Transliteration

nistejakaḥ sabhāyāṃ yo galagaṇḍī sa jāyate | sadā krodhī ca caṃḍālaḥ pūtivaktraśca sūcakaḥ

Translation

အစည်းအဝေးတွင် အခြားသူ၏ ဂုဏ်သိက္ခာကို လျော့ချသူသည် လည်ပင်းဖောင်း (ဂိုက်တာ) ဖြင့် မွေးဖွား၏။ အမြဲဒေါသထွက်သူသည် စဏ္ဍာလ ဖြစ်၏။ သတင်းပေးတိုင်ကြားသူသည် အနံ့ဆိုးသော ပါးစပ်ဖြင့် မွေးဖွား၏။

Word by Word

• निः-तेजकः: without brilliance/energy
• निः-तेजकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निः (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + तेजक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; निः-पूर्वक तत्पुरुषः (तेजः-रहितः)

• सभायाम्: in the assembly
• सभायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सभा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• गल-गण्डी: one with a swelling in the throat (goitre)
• गल-गण्डी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गल (प्रातिपदिक) + गण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + इन् (प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गले गण्डः यस्य) + इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

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

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• क्रोधी: angry
• क्रोधी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; इन्-प्रत्ययान्त

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• चण्डालः: an outcaste (caṇḍāla)
• चण्डालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• पूति-वक्त्रः: foul-mouthed / with a stinking mouth
• पूति-वक्त्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूति (प्रातिपदिक) + वक्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (पूतिः वक्त्रः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सूचकः: informer/accuser
• सूचकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूचक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal assembly: one speaker publicly belittles another; karmic mirror shows the offender reborn with a swollen neck (goitre). Parallel vignettes: an enraged man descending into caṇḍāla status; an informer with a dark, fetid mouth emitting harsh words as black smoke.

Characters & Entities

• sabhā
• caṇḍāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Public humiliation, uncontrolled anger, and betrayal through informing corrupt one’s speech and status through karmic retribution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on ethical discipline in society.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it teaches restraint, non-slander, and mastery over anger.