Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

तासां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दक्षः कोपमुपागतः । गत्वा चंद्रं महादेवि शशाप प्रमुखे स्थितम्

Transliteration

tāsāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā dakṣaḥ kopamupāgataḥ | gatvā caṃdraṃ mahādevi śaśāpa pramukhe sthitam

Translation

వారి మాటలు విని దక్షుడు కోపంతో నిండిపోయాడు. హే మహాదేవీ! అతడు చంద్రుని వద్దకు వెళ్లి, ఎదురుగా నిలిచిన చంద్రునికి ముఖాముఖిగా శాపం పెట్టాడు.

Word by Word

• tāsām: of those (women)
• tāsām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• tad: that
• tad: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘तत्’

• vacanam: speech/statement
• vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अर्थः ‘श्रवणं कृत्वा’

• dakṣaḥ: Dakṣa
• dakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kopam: anger
• kopam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kopa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• upāgataḥ: became/attained (came to)
• upāgataḥ: Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: upa-ā-√gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः ‘उपागतः = प्राप्तः/आगतः’

• gatvā: having gone
• gatvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive)

• caṃdram: the Moon (Candra)
• caṃdram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• mahādevi: O great goddess
• mahādevi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahādevī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• śaśāpa: he cursed
• śaśāpa: Kriyā (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śap (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• pramukhe: in front, in the presence
• pramukhe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे अधिकतरं नपुंसक), सप्तमी, एकवचन; अर्थे ‘समक्षे/अग्रे’

• sthitam: standing/being present
• sthitam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of object/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘स्थितम्’ (चन्द्रं विशेषयति)

Speaker

Narrator (addressing Mahādevī/Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (explicit vocative in verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dakṣa, inflamed with righteous anger, confronts Candra directly and pronounces a curse; Candra stands before him, luminous yet suddenly shadowed by impending diminution.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Candra (Soma)
• Mahādevī/Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When injustice is confirmed, consequences follow; yet anger as an instrument of justice can escalate into severe karmic outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The episode is recounted under the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, reinforcing Prabhāsa as a stage where cosmic dharma is revealed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse narrates the act of śāpa (curse).