Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

एकस्मिन्वचने प्रोक्ते दश ब्रूते क्रुधान्विता । विरूपा भ्रममाणा च सर्वलोकविगर्हिता । कन्यादानफलैस्तेषां तत्रासां च सुखं भवेत्

Transliteration

ekasminvacane prokte daśa brūte krudhānvitā | virūpā bhramamāṇā ca sarvalokavigarhitā | kanyādānaphalaisteṣāṃ tatrāsāṃ ca sukhaṃ bhavet

Translation

เมื่อกล่าวเพียงคำเดียว นางกลับตอบสิบคำด้วยโทสะ; รูปชั่ว พเนจร และถูกคนทั้งโลกติเตียน. กระนั้น ด้วยบุญแห่งกัญญาทาน (kanyādāna) ความสุขย่อมบังเกิดแก่เขา—และแก่สตรีเหล่านั้น ณ ที่นั้นด้วย

Word by Word

• ekasmin: In one
• ekasmin: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (एक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• vacane: Word / Speech
• vacane: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vacana (वचन)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (Sati Saptami)

• prokte: Being spoken / uttered
• prokte: Bhavalakshana (Condition/भावलक्षण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prokta (pra+vac+kta) (प्रोक्त)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• daśa: Ten (words)
• daśa: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśan (दशन्)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• brūte: Speaks / Replies
• brūte: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (ब्रू)
• Form: Lat Lakara (Present), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular, Atmanepada

• krudhā: With anger
• krudhā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krudh (क्रुध्)
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular

• anvitā: Filled with / Possessed of
• anvitā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anvita (anu+i+kta) (अन्वित)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• virūpā: Ugly / Deformed
• virūpā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: virūpā (विरूपा)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• bhramamāṇā: Wandering / Roaming
• bhramamāṇā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhramamāṇa (भ्रममाण)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular, Shanach Pratyaya

• ca: And
• ca: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: Conjunction

• sarvalokavigarhitā: Condemned by all people
• sarvalokavigarhitā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvalokavigarhitā (सर्वलोकविगर्हिता)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• kanyādānaphalaiḥ: By the fruits of giving a daughter
• kanyādānaphalaiḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyādānaphala (कन्यादानफल)
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural

• teṣām: Of them (the parents)
• teṣām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद्)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• tatra: There / In that case
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (तत्र)
• Form: Adverb

• āsām: Of these (women)
• āsām: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (इदम्)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural

• sukham: Happiness
• sukham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sukha (सुख)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• bhavet: May be / Should be
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू)
• Form: Vidhilin Lakara (Potential), Prathama Purusha (3rd), Singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A domestic scene of verbal conflict: the wife responds sharply, people in the street whisper in disapproval; juxtaposed is a serene wedding-gift scene where a family performs kanyā-dāna, bringing calm and auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Kanyādāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Anger and excessive harsh speech degrade one’s social and inner life; meritorious acts like kanyādāna are praised as generating well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it emphasizes dharma-acts (especially kanyādāna) within the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kanyādāna—giving a daughter/maiden in marriage as a high-merit dharmic act.