Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततश्च गर्हयामास रपे किमिदं कृतम् । गर्हितं सर्वलोकानां नर कार्तिप्रदं तथा

Transliteration

tataśca garhayāmāsa rape kimidaṃ kṛtam | garhitaṃ sarvalokānāṃ nara kārtipradaṃ tathā

Translation

แล้วนางก็ตำหนิเขาว่า “โอ้คนชั่วช้า นี่เจ้าทำสิ่งใดลงไป? กรรมนั้นเป็นที่ติเตียนของชนทั้งปวง โอ้บุรุษ และย่อมนำความอัปยศชื่อเสียมาให้เจ้า”

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थे: अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात) = conjunction/particle

• गर्हयामास: censured, reproached
• गर्हयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; धातु: गर्ह् (to censure)

• रपे: O Rape (name/address)
• रपे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rapā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• किम्: what
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; निर्देशवाचक सर्वनाम

• कृतम्: done
• कृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रियाविशेष)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अर्थ: कृतं = done

• गर्हितम्: censured, blameworthy
• गर्हितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गर्ह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषणरूपेण

• सर्वलोकानाम्: of all people
• सर्वलोकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; समास: सर्वलोक = all people/worlds

• नर: O man
• नर: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• कार्तिप्रदम्: fame-giving
• कार्तिप्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārti + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समास: कार्तिं प्रददाति इति (fame-giving)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = indeclinable adverb; अर्थ: एवम्/अपि (thus/also)

Speaker

Narrator (rebuke spoken by Nandinī within the narrative)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ (twice-born listeners)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A woman confronts a man with stern reproach; her gesture accusatory, his posture stunned and guilty; the atmosphere heavy with social condemnation and impending consequence.

Characters & Entities

• Nandinī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma brings censure and lasting dishonor; Purāṇic dharma emphasizes accountability, repentance, and returning to righteous conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it forms part of a broader tīrtha-māhātmya chapter narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is prescribed in this shloka.