Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

राजोवाच । अज्ञानाद्यन्मया देव प्रहारास्तव निर्मिताः । तिरस्कारस्तथा दत्तस्तत्सर्वं क्षम्यतां विभो

Transliteration

rājovāca | ajñānādyanmayā deva prahārāstava nirmitāḥ | tiraskārastathā dattastatsarvaṃ kṣamyatāṃ vibho

Translation

พระราชาตรัสว่า: “ข้าแต่พระผู้เป็นเทพ ด้วยความไม่รู้ ข้าพระองค์ได้ทำร้ายพระองค์ และยังได้ลบหลู่ด้วย; ข้าแต่พระผู้ทรงฤทธิ์ โปรดประทานอภัยแก่ทั้งหมดนั้นเถิด”

Word by Word

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (said)

• अज्ञानात्: out of ignorance
• अज्ञानात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन (neut. abl. sg.)

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

• मया: by me
• मया: Karana (Instrument/Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (instr. sg.)

• देव: O god
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (voc. sg.)

• प्रहाराः: blows, strikes
• प्रहाराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc. nom. pl.)

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (gen. sg.)

• निर्मिताः: were done/made
• निर्मिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्-√मा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; 'निर्मिताः' = made/committed (masc. nom. pl.)

• तिरस्कारः: insult, contempt
• तिरस्कारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिरस्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अनुकरणार्थ (also/likewise)

• दत्तः: was given/offered (i.e., inflicted)
• दत्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc. nom. sg.)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्देश (that)

• सर्वम्: all (of it)
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neut. nom./acc. sg.)

• क्षम्यताम्: may it be forgiven
• क्षम्यताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्षम (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्/कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (let it be forgiven)

• विभो: O mighty one
• विभो: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (voc. sg.)

Speaker

King (Rājā)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, still bowed, speaks with palms joined; his expression is contrite; the queen stands quietly; the deity listens, imposing yet compassionate in stance, with fierce emblems still visible.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Śiva (addressed as Deva/Vibhu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Repentance (prāyaścitta-bhāva) begins with owning one’s ignorance and seeking forgiveness with humility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha context frames a conversion-from-error moment—Adhyāya 95 uses confession and surrender to highlight the sanctity of the setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is prescribed; the verse models verbal confession and prayer for forgiveness.