Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मशापाभिभूतोऽसौ देवदेवस्त्रिलोचनः । तुष्टैस्तैस्तपसा युक्तैः पुनर्मोक्षं गमिष्यति

Transliteration

brahmaśāpābhibhūto'sau devadevastrilocanaḥ | tuṣṭaistaistapasā yuktaiḥ punarmokṣaṃ gamiṣyati

Translation

พระเป็นเจ้าแห่งเทวะผู้มีสามเนตรนั้นถูกครอบงำด้วยคำสาปของพระพรหมา; แต่เมื่อการบำเพ็ญตบะได้กระทำและสำเร็จโดยชอบแล้ว พระองค์จักบรรลุโมกษะอีกครั้ง

Word by Word

• brahma-śāpa-abhibhūtaḥ: overpowered/afflicted by Brahmā’s curse
• brahma-śāpa-abhibhūtaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + śāpa (प्रातिपदिक) + abhibhūta (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मशापेन अभिभूतः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (असौ/देवदेवः)

• asau: that one/he
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• deva-devaḥ: God of gods
• deva-devaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (देवानां देवः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tri-locanaḥ: the three-eyed one
• tri-locanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + locana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (त्रीणि लोचनानि यस्य); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (देवदेवः)

• tuṣṭaiḥ: by/with the pleased (ones)
• tuṣṭaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (युक्तैः)

• taiḥ: by those
• taiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (युक्तैः)

• tapasā: by austerity
• tapasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• yuktaiḥ: endowed/engaged
• yuktaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (तैः/tuṣṭaiḥ)

• punar: again
• punar: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = again

• mokṣam: liberation
• mokṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mokṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• gamiṣyati: will attain/go to
• gamiṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (भविष्यत्काल/Future), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrthas)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata/Janamejaya-address style appears in nearby verses; exact frame not explicit here

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau: Śiva (three-eyed) under the shadow of a brahmic curse, yet surrounded by the radiance of tapas—fire of austerity, calm posture, and signs of impending release.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Śiva (Trilocana, Devadeva)
• Curse (śāpa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A curse signifies karmic-dharmic consequence, but disciplined tapas and right observance restore auspiciousness and lead toward mokṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) milieu underlies the narrative, supporting a broader message of Śaiva sanctity rather than naming a single tīrtha in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tapas (austerity/penance) is presented as the remedial discipline, though the specific vrata or rite is not detailed in this line.