Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अतः कृष्णाज्ञया सर्वान्पापिनो दंडयाम्यहम् । वैष्णवानां च निंदायाः फलं भुक्त्वा सुदारुणम्

Transliteration

ataḥ kṛṣṇājñayā sarvānpāpino daṃḍayāmyaham | vaiṣṇavānāṃ ca niṃdāyāḥ phalaṃ bhuktvā sudāruṇam

Translation

Por isso, por ordem de Kṛṣṇa, castigo todos estes pecadores, para que experimentem o fruto extremamente terrível de difamar os Vaiṣṇavas.

Word by Word

• अतः: therefore
• अतः: Sambandha (Cause-marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेतौ अव्यय (causal adverb)

• कृष्णाज्ञया: by Kṛṣṇa's command
• कृष्णाज्ञया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण + आज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कृष्णस्य आज्ञया)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• पापिनः: sinners
• पापिनः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• दण्डयामि: I punish
• दण्डयामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दण्डय् (धातु, नामधातु from दण्ड)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

• वैष्णवानाम्: of the Vaiṣṇavas
• वैष्णवानाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैष्णव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• निन्दायाः: of the censure
• निन्दायाः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निन्दा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• फलम्: result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भुक्त्वा: having experienced/undergone
• भुक्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• सुदारुणम्: very dreadful
• सुदारुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Jayanta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas / pilgrims (implied audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stern divine enforcer declares, ‘By Kṛṣṇa’s command I punish the sinners,’ while shadowy figures representing slanderers recoil; in the background, Dvārakā’s golden ramparts and the sea shimmer, suggesting sacred jurisdiction.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Jayanta
• Vaiṣṇavas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Aparādha against Vaiṣṇavas brings severe karmic fruition; divine order upholds the honor of devotees.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dwārakā, as Kṛṣṇa’s sacred city where offenses against devotees are treated as especially serious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on karmic consequence and the protection of devotee-dharma.