Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

तस्मात्त्वां पापकर्माणमसत्यपक्षपातिनम् । असंदिग्धं शपिष्यामि रौद्रशापेन सांप्रतम्

Transliteration

tasmāttvāṃ pāpakarmāṇamasatyapakṣapātinam | asaṃdigdhaṃ śapiṣyāmi raudraśāpena sāṃpratam

Translation

ஆகையால் பாவகர்மம் செய்பவனும் பொய்க்கு பக்கம் நிற்பவனுமான உன்னை, நான் இப்பொழுது தயக்கமின்றி கடுஞ்சாபத்தால் சபிக்கிறேன்.

Word by Word

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

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• pāpa-karmāṇam: (one) of sinful deeds
• pāpa-karmāṇam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः: pāpaṃ karma yasya); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine accusative singular qualifying tvām

• asatya-pakṣa-pātinam: partial to falsehood
• asatya-pakṣa-pātinam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-satya (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + pātin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine accusative singular (one who sides with untruth)

• asaṃdigdham: certainly
• asaṃdigdham: Avyaya (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: a-saṃdigdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः; adverbial accusative (undoubtedly)

• śapiṣyāmi: I shall curse
• śapiṣyāmi: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śap (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; Future, 1st person singular

• raudra-śāpena: with a fierce curse
• raudra-śāpena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: raudra (प्रातिपदिक) + śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (by a fierce curse)

• sāṃpratam: now
• sāṃpratam: Avyaya (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sāṃpratam (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (now/at present)

Speaker

Accuser/husband (implied; addressing Agni)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Agni

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa, blazing with anger, declares a fierce curse upon Agni, accusing him of siding with falsehood; the fire-god’s flames seem to waver under the weight of the spoken threat.

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Condemning divine justice as ‘biased’ and resorting to curses reflects spiritual ignorance; dharma requires restraint and truthful discernment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.