Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

इति श्रुत्वा तदा देवी दुष्टचित्ता शुचिस्मिता । कूटशेषास्ततो वीराः प्रोक्तास्तस्यै तु शंभु ना

Transliteration

iti śrutvā tadā devī duṣṭacittā śucismitā | kūṭaśeṣāstato vīrāḥ proktāstasyai tu śaṃbhu nā

Translation

ครั้นได้สดับดังนั้น เทวี—จิตคิดร้ายแต่ยิ้มละมุนดุจผู้บริสุทธิ์—แล้วพระศัมภูจึงกล่าวบอกส่วน ‘กูฏะ’ ที่เหลืออันเป็นถ้อยคำแฝงนัยแก่เธอ

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha/Marker (उक्तिसूचक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (having heard)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha/Modifier (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता

• दुष्टचित्ता: of wicked mind
• दुष्टचित्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट + चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; देवी-विशेषणम्

• शुचिस्मिता: with a pure/bright smile
• शुचिस्मिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि + स्मित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; देवी-विशेषणम्

• कूटशेषाः: the remaining (ones) of the group called Kūṭa / the Kūṭa-remnants
• कूटशेषाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कूट + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्तृ/विषय-प्रयोगः

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha/Modifier (क्रम)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-प्रभव-अव्यय; क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक (thereupon/then)

• वीराः: heroes, warriors
• वीराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्ता/विषयः

• प्रोक्ताः: were spoken/declared
• प्रोक्ताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियासमाना)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे कर्तृस्थानी (were told/declared)

• तस्यै: to her
• तस्यै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (to her)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha/Connector (अवधारण/विरोध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• शंभु: Śambhu (Śiva)
• शंभु: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्ता (वक्ता)

• ना: not
• ना: Sambandha/Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय; पाठभेद/छन्दः-समर्थनार्थं दीर्घरूपम् (na)

Speaker

Narrator (reporting Śambhu’s instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A goddess with a gentle smile but dark intent listens as Śambhu reveals the remaining coded (kūṭa) portions—suggesting mantra-cryptic segments or concealed procedural steps—amid a tense sacred atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (unnamed here)
• Śambhu (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer composure can conceal inner motive; spiritual knowledge must be guarded by discernment (viveka) and dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya is the contextual sacred region; this verse emphasizes instruction rather than pilgrimage benefits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Transmission of remaining kūṭa portions—an esoteric completion of a mantra/sequence.