Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

जामातरं तथा शिष्यं घातयिष्ये नरेश्वरम् । तस्मान्न पार्थं यास्यामि नापि दुर्योधनं नृपम्

Transliteration

jāmātaraṃ tathā śiṣyaṃ ghātayiṣye nareśvaram | tasmānna pārthaṃ yāsyāmi nāpi duryodhanaṃ nṛpam

Translation

“ମୁଁ ମୋ ଜାମାତାକୁ ଓ ମୋ ଶିଷ୍ୟକୁ—ଦୁହେଁ ନରେଶଙ୍କୁ—ହତ୍ୟା କରି ବସିବି; ତେଣୁ ମୁଁ ନ ପାର୍ଥଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଯିବି, ନ ରାଜା ଦୁର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଧନଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ।”

Word by Word

• जामातरम्: son-in-law
• जामातरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Manner/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• शिष्यम्: disciple
• शिष्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• घातयिष्ये: I will have (him) killed
• घातयिष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: घातय् (णिच्) < हन् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Causative Future, 1st person, Singular: ‘I will cause to be killed’

• नरेश्वरम्: the lord of men (king)
• नरेश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (नराणाम् ईश्वरः)

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that (reason)
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Pronoun, Ablative (5th), Singular

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• पार्थम्: Partha (Arjuna)
• पार्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• यास्यामि: I will go
• यास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Simple Future, 1st person, Singular

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Addition/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• दुर्योधनम्: Duryodhana
• दुर्योधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• नृपम्: the king
• नृपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular; दुर्योधनस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) narrating Balabhadra’s resolve

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Balarāma foresees that taking sides would force him to kill his son-in-law and his disciple; he resolves to go neither to Arjuna nor to Duryodhana—choosing withdrawal.

Characters & Entities

• Pārtha (Arjuna)
• Duryodhana
• Balabhadra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes restraint—refusing choices that force betrayal of relational duties (guru, family) and lead to adharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; it motivates Balabhadra’s turn toward tirtha-purification and sacred travel in Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an ethical decision that precedes pilgrimage acts.