Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

तथा दूत त्वया वाच्यो मम वाक्याद्विभीषणः । प्रमादाद्यन्मया प्रोक्तं परुषं वचनं तव

Transliteration

tathā dūta tvayā vācyo mama vākyādvibhīṣaṇaḥ | pramādādyanmayā proktaṃ paruṣaṃ vacanaṃ tava

Translation

และโอ้ทูตเอ๋ย ตามวาจาของเราเจ้าจงกล่าวแก่พิเภษณะด้วยว่า ถ้อยคำอันแข็งกร้าวที่เรากล่าวแก่เจ้านั้น หลุดออกไปเพราะความเผลอพลั้งเท่านั้น

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise, thus
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक

• दूत: O messenger
• दूत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• वाच्यः: is to be told
• वाच्यः: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: भाव्य/विधेय (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• मम: my
• मम: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• वाक्यात्: from (my) statement
• वाक्यात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• विभीषणः: Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• प्रमादात्: from inadvertence, due to negligence
• प्रमादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• यत्: which (that)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

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

• प्रोक्तम्: spoken, said
• प्रोक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-उच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; धातु: प्र√उच् (कथन)

• परुषम्: harsh
• परुषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘वचनम्’ विशेषणम्

• वचनम्: word, speech
• वचनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• तव: to you/your
• तव: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (context suggests Rāghava/Rāma speaking to a dūta; name not in this verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ruler/divine figure instructs a messenger to convey an apology to Vibhīṣaṇa; the messenger stands respectfully, while Vibhīṣaṇa is envisioned as dignified, receptive, and steadfast.

Characters & Entities

• Dūta
• Vibhīṣaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes accountability in speech: harshness should be acknowledged and corrected, especially by leaders.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a broader sacred-narrative frame within the Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed here; it is an ethical instruction to communicate reconciliation and the cause of prior harsh speech.