Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

यस्मान्ममेच्छा विहता भवद्भिर्दुष्टबुद्धिभिः । तस्मात्पाषाणतामाशु व्रजंतु त्रिदिवौकसः

Transliteration

yasmānmamecchā vihatā bhavadbhirduṣṭabuddhibhiḥ | tasmātpāṣāṇatāmāśu vrajaṃtu tridivaukasaḥ

Translation

Поскольку вы, со злым умыслом, воспрепятствовали моей воле, потому, о обитатели небес, скорее обратитесь в камень.

Word by Word

• यस्मात्: because (of which)/since
• यस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular (relative)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular pronoun

• इच्छा: desire/wish
• इच्छा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• विहता: was thwarted/struck down
• विहता: Kriya (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + हन् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular feminine; कर्मणि (passive sense)

• भवद्भिः: by you (all)
• भवद्भिः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (agent in passive)

• दुष्टबुद्धिभिः: by (you) of wicked mind
• दुष्टबुद्धिभिः: Karana (Instrument/Agent qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट + बुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; बहुव्रीहिः (येषां बुद्धिः दुष्टा)

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular (therefore/from that)

• पाषाणताम्: stone-ness; the state of being stone
• पाषाणताम्: Gati/Karma (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाषाणता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (state/condition)

• आशु: quickly
• आशु: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आशु (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: quickly)

• व्रजन्तु: let them go/turn into
• व्रजन्तु: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: व्रज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; Imperative, 3rd person plural; परस्मैपद

• त्रिदिवौकसः: the dwellers of heaven (gods)
• त्रिदिवौकसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिदिव + ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (त्रिदिवस्य ओकसः = स्वर्गनिवासिनः)

Speaker

Devī (the Goddess, addressed by the Devas as Mother in the following verses)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī pronounces the curse with an outstretched hand; devas begin to stiffen, their limbs turning grey like rock, expressions frozen between fear and disbelief.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Devas
• Tridivaukasaḥ (celestial gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Defying divine intention through pride or distorted judgment leads to immediate spiritual downfall, prompting the need for humility and repentance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within a Tīrthamāhātmya (sacred-site glorification) passage of the Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the exact tīrtha name is not stated in this excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual (snāna, dāna, japa, vrata) is stated in this verse; it establishes the narrative cause (a curse) that typically leads to later tīrtha-based expiation.