Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

इन्द्र उवाच । यदि तुष्टोसि देवेश कृपासिंधो महेश्वर । ब्रह्महत्या हि मां देव उद्वेजयति नित्यशः

Transliteration

indra uvāca | yadi tuṣṭosi deveśa kṛpāsiṃdho maheśvara | brahmahatyā hi māṃ deva udvejayati nityaśaḥ

Translation

இந்திரன் கூறினான்—ஓ தேவேசா, கருணைக் கடலான மகேச்வரா! நீர் என்மேல் பிரசன்னமாயிருந்தால் அறியுங்கள், ஓ தேவா, பிரம்மஹத்தியா பாவம் என்னை நாள்தோறும் கலங்கச் செய்கிறது.

Word by Word

• इन्द्रः: Indra
• इन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Logical connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• तुष्टः: pleased
• तुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक; तुष् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (predicate adjective)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• देवेश: O lord of gods
• देवेश: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• कृपासिन्धो: O ocean of compassion
• कृपासिन्धो: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृपा-सिन्धु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• महेश्वर: O great lord
• महेश्वर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा-ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• ब्रह्महत्या: the sin of Brahmin-slaying
• ब्रह्महत्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्म-हत्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• उद्वेजयति: torments/aggravates
• उद्वेजयति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√विज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्; णिजन्त (causative sense: ‘causes to be agitated’)

• नित्यशः: constantly
• नित्यशः: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यशः (अव्यय)
• Form: आवृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of frequency)

Speaker

Indra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, troubled and humbled, speaks with folded hands; his face shows anxiety and remorse; Śiva listens with steady compassion in a forest-kshetra setting.

Characters & Entities

• Indra
• Śiva (Deveśa, Maheśvara)
• Brahmahatyā (sin personified/impurity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the mighty are bound by karma; confession and seeking refuge in the Lord is the beginning of purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya, where Indra approaches Śiva for release from Brahmahatyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Not yet; the request sets up the later instruction connected to entering Dharmāraṇya and performing sacred bathing.