Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

पुरस्ताद्यायजूकेन स्मरंस्तच्च बिभेमि ते । दग्धस्त्वयाहं पृष्ठेत्र व्रणान्येतानि पश्य मे

Transliteration

purastādyāyajūkena smaraṃstacca bibhemi te | dagdhastvayāhaṃ pṛṣṭhetra vraṇānyetāni paśya me

Translation

โอ้ท่าน เมื่อระลึกถึงพิธีกรรมยาชุกะที่ท่านเคยประกอบไว้ก่อน ข้ายังครั่นคร้ามอยู่ ท่านได้เผาข้าบนแผ่นหลัง—จงดูบาดแผลเหล่านี้ของข้าเถิด

Word by Word

• पुरस्तात्: formerly; in front
• पुरस्तात्: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb ‘in front/previously’

• यायजूकेन: by the sacrificer (yāyajūka)
• यायजूकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यायजूक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन = Masculine, Instrumental singular

• स्मरन्: remembering
• स्मरन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Present active participle, nominative singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन = Neuter, accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) = conjunction ‘and’

• बिभेमि: I fear
• बिभेमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Present indicative, 1st person singular

• ते: of you; your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन = Genitive singular (enclitic)

• दग्धः: burnt
• दग्धः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन = Past passive participle, nominative singular

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन = Instrumental singular

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन = Nominative singular

• पृष्ठे: on the back
• पृष्ठे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगानुसार), सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन = Locative singular

• इत्र: here
• इत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इत्र (अव्यय/देशवाचक)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) = indeclinable ‘here’ (textual form; often इह/अत्र)

• व्रणानि: wounds
• व्रणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन = Masculine, accusative plural

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन = Neuter, accusative plural (agreeing with व्रणानि by sense)

• पश्य: see
• पश्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद = Imperative, 2nd person singular

• मे: my; for me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध) वा चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन = Genitive/Dative singular (enclitic)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Indradyumna (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wounded being shows burn-marks on the back to King Indradyumna, recalling an earlier rite; the mood is plaintive and admonitory, with ritual implements faintly visible in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Yajamāna (sacrificer)
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Actions—even those connected with ritual—leave consequences; dharma requires care, restraint, and accountability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it focuses on a remembered ritual episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it alludes to a prior yajña and the effects of sacrificial fire.