Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तदा तासां गणा क्रुद्धो वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह । ममापि दु्ष्टभावेन यदि यूयमुपागताः

Transliteration

tadā tāsāṃ gaṇā kruddho vākyametaduvāca ha | mamāpi du्ṣṭabhāvena yadi yūyamupāgatāḥ

Translation

ครั้นนั้นหัวหน้าของพวกเขาโกรธจัด จึงกล่าวถ้อยคำนี้ว่า: “หากพวกเจ้ามาหาเราด้วยเจตนาชั่วร้ายด้วย….”

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• तासाम्: of those (fem.)
• तासाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• गणः: group, troop
• गणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• क्रुद्धः: angry
• क्रुद्धः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रुध् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle used adjectivally), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: words, statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (this)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• ह: indeed
• ह: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: पादपूरण/निपात (emphatic particle)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपेक्षार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• दुष्टभावेन: with wicked intent
• दुष्टभावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्ट + भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; समासः (दुष्टः भावः)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional: if)

• यूयम्: you (pl.)
• यूयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (कर्ता), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• उपागताः: have come, approached
• उपागताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (having approached/come)

Speaker

Narrative voice quoting a ‘gaṇa’ (leader); exact identity not specified in the snippet

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A leader among personified siddhis, face stern, gestures accusatory; the yogi remains seated, unshaken, with a protective aura of calm around him.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇa (leader)
• Siddhis (implied from prior verse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even subtle powers or spiritual forces must be engaged with purity of intention; malice and ‘duṣṭabhāva’ distort dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya tradition in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, though this line is primarily narrative dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is on intention (bhāva) and moral stance.