Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

यत्ते प्रदूषिता भार्या कामोपहतचेतसा । न ते दोषोऽस्ति यच्छप्तश्छिद्रे चास्मिन्पुरंदरः । परं प्रशस्यते नित्यं मुनीनां परमा क्षमा

Transliteration

yatte pradūṣitā bhāryā kāmopahatacetasā | na te doṣo'sti yacchaptaśchidre cāsminpuraṃdaraḥ | paraṃ praśasyate nityaṃ munīnāṃ paramā kṣamā

Translation

କାମରେ ଆବୃତ ଚିତ୍ତ ଥିବା ଜଣେ ତୁମ ଭାର୍ଯ୍ୟାକୁ ଦୂଷିତ କରିଥିଲା; ତେଣୁ ତାକୁ ଶାପ ଦେବାରେ ତୁମର କୌଣସି ଦୋଷ ନାହିଁ—ଏହି ନୀତିଛିଦ୍ରରେ ପୁରନ୍ଦର (ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର) ହିଁ ପତିତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ। ତଥାପି ମୁନିମାନଙ୍କର ପରମ କ୍ଷମା ସଦା ପ୍ରଶଂସିତ।

Word by Word

• yat: since/that which
• yat: Sambandha (Relative/Correlative link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/हेतु-अव्यय (relative particle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनरूपम् (used adverbially: 'since/that')

• te: of you/your
• te: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• pradūṣitā: defiled/corrupted
• pradūṣitā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of bhāryā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-dūṣ (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• bhāryā: wife
• bhāryā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kāma-upahata-cetasā: with mind struck by desire
• kāma-upahata-cetasā: Hetu (Cause/Instrumental)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + upahata (upa-han धातु + kta) + cetas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः: 'कामेन उपहतं चेतः यस्य'), नपुंसकलिङ्ग-प्रातिपदिक 'cetas' इत्यस्य तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासपदेन हेतु/निमित्त-निर्देशः

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (निषेध-अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• te: to you/of you
• te: Sambandha (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• doṣaḥ: fault
• doṣaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: doṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• yat: because/that
• yat: Sambandha (Relative link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्ध-अव्यय (relative particle), नपुंसकलिङ्गे प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनरूपम् (used as 'because/that')

• śaptaḥ: cursed
• śaptaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of puraṃdaraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śap (शप् धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• chidre: in the flaw/weak point
• chidre: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: chidra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• asmin: in this
• asmin: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• puraṃdaraḥ: Purandara (Indra)
• puraṃdaraḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puraṃdara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (इन्द्रस्य नाम)

• param: greatly/indeed
• param: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: param (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम् (adverbial accusative), नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनरूपम्

• praśasyate: is praised
• praśasyate: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-śaṃs (शंस् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is praised)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kāla (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: काल-अव्यय (adverb of time), अव्ययीभावेन (always)

• munīnām: of sages
• munīnām: Sambandha (Of whom)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of kṣamā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• kṣamā: forbearance/forgiveness
• kṣamā: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (Pitāmaha) (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A council-like moment: devas and sages address a wronged husband; the atmosphere is solemn, emphasizing dharma and the praised ideal of forgiveness.

Characters & Entities

• Puraṃdara (Indra)
• Munis (sages)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when punishment is justified, the highest ornament of a sage is forgiveness that restores harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is directly named; the verse supplies the ethical teaching that supports the broader tīrtha-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; it upholds kṣamā (forbearance/forgiveness) as a dharmic ideal for the spiritually advanced.