Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

तदहं चागतस्तात भयाद्दुर्वाससो मुनेः । निषिद्धोऽपि त्वयातीव तस्माच्छीघ्रं तु घातय

Transliteration

tadahaṃ cāgatastāta bhayāddurvāsaso muneḥ | niṣiddho'pi tvayātīva tasmācchīghraṃ tu ghātaya

Translation

ଏହିପରି, ହେ ତାତ, ଦୁର୍ବାସା ମୁନିଙ୍କ ଭୟରୁ ମୁଁ ଆସିଛି; ଆପଣ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନିଷେଧ କରିଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ତେଣୁ ଶୀଘ୍ର ମୋତେ ଘାତ କରନ୍ତୁ।

Word by Word

• tad: so, therefore
• tad: Sambandha (Discourse link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् (सम्बन्ध/अन्वयबोधक) — 'so/therefore'

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• āgataḥ: have come
• āgataḥ: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√gam (धातु; गम्)
• Form: क्त (भूतकृदन्त), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; 'come'

• tāta: O dear one / O father
• tāta: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tāta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• bhayāt: from fear
• bhayāt: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान/हेतु), एकवचन

• durvāsasaḥ: of Durvāsas
• durvāsasaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durvāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; ऋषिनाम

• muneḥ: of the sage
• muneḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; durvāsasaḥ इत्यस्य विशेषण/अप्पोजिशन

• niṣiddhaḥ: forbidden
• niṣiddhaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√ṣidh (धातु; षिध्/सिध्)
• Form: क्त (भूतकृदन्त), प्रथमा, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; 'forbidden/restrained'

• api: even though
• api: Visheshana (Concessive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अपि—अपवाद/समुच्चय)

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karta (Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (कर्तृ/करण), एकवचन

• atīva: very much, exceedingly
• atīva: Visheshana (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अतिशयार्थक)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात् (पञ्चमी-एकवचन-रूपं), अव्ययवत्—'therefore'

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Adhikarana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — 'quickly'

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विरोध/अनुशासन/पुनरुक्ति)

• ghātaya: kill (him)/have (him) slain
• ghātaya: Kriya (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ghāt (धातु; घातयति—णिच् from √han/√ghāt usage)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense 'cause to be killed/strike down'

Speaker

Lakṣmaṇa (inferred continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A desperate supplicant approaches a lord/king, pleading for immediate death to avert Durvāsas’s wrath; the supplicant’s face shows fear and resolve, while the lord’s face shows conflict and restraint.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic stories often portray dharma as costly: fear of adharma and reverence for sages can drive extreme self-sacrifice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly named in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is a narrative request, not a ritual instruction.