Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

मया शप्तोऽस्यविदिते वृत्तांते दैत्यनिर्मिते । ज्ञात्वा नारीप्रवेशं तु शंकरे रहसि स्तिते

Transliteration

mayā śapto'syavidite vṛttāṃte daityanirmite | jñātvā nārīpraveśaṃ tu śaṃkare rahasi stite

Translation

เราได้สาปเขาโดยไม่รู้ความจริง—เหตุการณ์ที่อสูร (ไทตยะ) ก่อขึ้น แต่เมื่อรู้เรื่องการที่สตรีได้เข้าไปเกี่ยวข้อง ขณะที่พระศังกรทรงยืนอยู่โดยลับ

Word by Word

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr̥ (कर्ता/Agent in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; एकवचन; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental)

• शप्तः: cursed
• शप्तः: Pradhāna-nāma (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); कर्मणि-भावे (cursed)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अविदिते: when (it was) unknown
• अविदिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; विद् धातोः क्त, नञ्-पूर्वक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (unknown)

• वृत्तान्ते: in the matter/incident
• वृत्तान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृत्तान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (7th/Locative)

• दैत्यनिर्मिते: in (that) made by the demon(s)
• दैत्यनिर्मिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दैत्य + निर्मित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; नि+मा धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); समासः—तत्पुरुष (दैत्यैः निर्मिते)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriyā (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभाव (gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having known)

• नारीप्रवेशम्: the entry as a woman / into womanhood
• नारीप्रवेशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी + प्रवेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); समासः—तत्पुरुष (नार्याः प्रवेशः/नारी-प्रवेशः)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विशेषणार्थक-निपात (particle)

• शङ्करे: in Śaṅkara
• शङ्करे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (7th/Locative)

• रहसि: in secret
• रहसि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (7th/Locative)

• स्थिते: when (he/it was) situated/remaining
• स्थिते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; स्था धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

Speaker

Śailajā (Pārvatī)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Vīraka

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense moment: Umā recounts having cursed someone due to a daitya-fabricated misunderstanding; Śaṅkara is depicted standing partly concealed, suggesting secrecy and the unfolding revelation.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya
• Śaṅkara (Śiva)
• Śailajā (Pārvatī)
• Vīraka (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ignorance of the full context can lead to grave actions; discernment is essential because evil may operate through deception.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it sets up the irrevocability of the curse and the later redirection toward Arbudāraṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates causality behind a curse and the discovery of a hidden circumstance.