Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

इत्येवमुक्त्वा स महातपास्तदा रुषान्वितो रुद्रमिदं बभाषे

Transliteration

ityevamuktvā sa mahātapāstadā ruṣānvito rudramidaṃ babhāṣe

Translation

இவ்வாறு கூறி, அந்தப் பெரும் தவசீலர் (தக்ஷன்) கோபத்துடன் ருத்திரனிடம் இவ்வார்த்தைகளைக் கூறினார்.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (उक्त्यर्थ/quotative) = thus

• evam: in this way
• evam: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) = in this manner

• uktvā: having spoken
• uktvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); √वच् = having said

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सः = he

• mahātapāḥ: the great ascetic
• mahātapāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + tapas (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: कर्मधारयसमास; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; महातपाः = great ascetic

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) = then

• ruṣānvitaḥ: filled with anger
• ruṣānvitaḥ: Karta-anvayi (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ruṣā + anvita (प्रातिपदिक; √i (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (रुषा अन्वितः); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणं (saḥ/mahātapāḥ)

• rudram: Rudra
• rudram: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• idam: this
• idam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; इदम् = this (speech)

• babhāṣe: spoke
• babhāṣe: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhāṣ (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; √भाष् = spoke

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (narrating Dakṣa’s action)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience; within story, the assembled brāhmaṇas and Rudra as addressee

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A great ascetic (Dakṣa) pauses after his declaration; his face reddens with wrath as he turns toward Rudra to speak—moment of suspense before the curse is voiced.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa (implied)
• Rudra (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When austerity lacks humility, it can turn into wrath; anger aimed at Rudra becomes a catalyst for karmic consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a narrative transition within the Naimiṣāraṇya episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it introduces the forthcoming speech/curse directed at Rudra.