Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

अवज्ञामात्रक्षुबंधेन त्वया शप्तः पुरंदरः । तथैव शापितश्चासि मया त्वं हि बृहस्पते

Transliteration

avajñāmātrakṣubaṃdhena tvayā śaptaḥ puraṃdaraḥ | tathaiva śāpitaścāsi mayā tvaṃ hi bṛhaspate

Translation

ด้วยเพียงพันธะแห่งความขุ่นเคืองที่เกิดจากการดูหมิ่น ท่านได้สาปปุรันทร (อินทรา); และในทำนองเดียวกัน โอ้พรหสปติ ท่านก็ถูกเราสาปแล้ว

Word by Word

• अवज्ञा-मात्र-क्षु-बंधेन: by the mere provocation/bond of disrespect
• अवज्ञा-मात्र-क्षु-बंधेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षु (प्रातिपदिक) + बन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): ‘अवज्ञामात्रेण क्षुब्धः बन्धः/बन्धनम्’ इति—‘by the mere bond/constraint of irritation due to disrespect’

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• शप्तः: cursed
• शप्तः: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शप् (धातु) → शप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मणि—‘cursed’

• पुरन्दरः: Purandara (Indra)
• पुरन्दरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरन्दर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; इन्द्रस्य नाम

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Avyaya (Adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• शापितः: cursed
• शापितः: Karma (Patient/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शप् (धातु) → शापित (कृदन्त)
• Form: णिच्-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृदन्त (causative PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘(you are) cursed’

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• असि: you are
• असि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• हि: indeed
• हि: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• बृहस्पते: O Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

Speaker

Śacī (as quoted within Lomaśa’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bṛhaspati and Indra face each other in tense stillness; a subtle aura of words-as-weapons (śāpa) hangs in the air; onlookers appear alarmed, sensing the binding consequences of resentment.

Characters & Entities

• Purandara (Indra)
• Bṛhaspati
• Śacī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespect and reactive anger bind both parties; dharma requires restraint, reverence, and healing breaches in teacher-king relationships.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is directly praised; the verse is part of Kedārakhaṇḍa’s moral-cosmic narrative leading toward restoration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is specified; it highlights the ethical cause (avajñā) behind a śāpa (curse).