Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

तपोमहिम्ना दुष्प ण्यचरितं तदमन्यत । उग्रश्रवाः शशापैनं दुष्पण्यं वैश्यनंदनम्

Transliteration

tapomahimnā duṣpa ṇyacaritaṃ tadamanyata | ugraśravāḥ śaśāpainaṃ duṣpaṇyaṃ vaiśyanaṃdanam

Translation

ด้วยอำนาจแห่งตบะ ท่านจึงทราบว่านั่นเป็นการกระทำของทุษปัณยะ อุครศรวะจึงสาปแช่งทุษปัณยะ บุตรแห่งพ่อค้านั้น

Word by Word

• तपोमहिम्ना: by the power of austerity
• तपोमहिम्ना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + महिमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: “of austerity’s power”); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• दुष्पण्यचरितम्: Duṣpaṇya’s act
• दुष्पण्यचरितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्पण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + चरित (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाव)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: “Duṣpaṇya’s deed”); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; पूर्वोक्त-वस्तुनिर्देश

• अमन्यत: he considered / thought
• अमन्यत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect), आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• उग्रश्रवाः: Ugraśravā
• उग्रश्रवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उग्रश्रवस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• शशाप: cursed
• शशाप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एनम्: him
• एनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• दुष्पण्यम्: Duṣpaṇya
• दुष्पण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्पण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; नाम (proper name)

• वैश्यनन्दनम्: son of a vaiśya
• वैश्यनन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: “merchant’s son”); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; दुष्पण्यम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Sage-assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The ascetic Ugraśravā, eyes blazing yet tearful, sits upright in a hermitage by the sea; a subtle aura indicates tapas; he points toward the unseen culprit as the daughters stand behind; the air feels charged before the curse is spoken.

Characters & Entities

• Ugraśravā
• Duṣpaṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas grants spiritual insight and moral authority; grave wrongdoing is brought to light and met with consequence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra is the section’s sacred setting; the verse highlights the dharmic atmosphere where adharma is exposed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated; the verse emphasizes tapas (austerity) as spiritual power.