Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

सापराधास्तु ये केचिच्छिशुपालादयः स्मृताः । त्वत्करेण हताः कोपान्मुक्तिं प्राप्ता महीवराः

Transliteration

sāparādhāstu ye kecicchiśupālādayaḥ smṛtāḥ | tvatkareṇa hatāḥ kopānmuktiṃ prāptā mahīvarāḥ

Translation

แม้ผู้ที่ถูกจดจำว่าเป็นผู้ล่วงเกิน—เช่น ศิศุปาลและผู้อื่น—เมื่อถูกพระหัตถ์ของพระองค์ประหารด้วยพระพิโรธ ก็ยังบรรลุโมกษะ โอ้มหาพระผู้เป็นเจ้า

Word by Word

• सापराधाः: with offences, guilty
• सापराधाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + अपराध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुष/नञ्-रहितः (अपराधेन सह)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• केचित्: some
• केचित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (प्रातिपदिक) + चित् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘some’

• शिशुपालादयः: Śiśupāla and others
• शिशुपालादयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशुपाल + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (शिशुपालः आदिः येषाम्)

• स्मृताः: are mentioned/remembered
• स्मृताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; passive sense ‘are said/remembered’

• त्वत्करेण: by your hand
• त्वत्करेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तव करः)

• हताः: killed
• हताः: Karta (Subject in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हन् (धातु) → हत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; passive participle

• कोपात्: from anger
• कोपात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• प्राप्ताः: attained
• प्राप्ताः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु) → प्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; predicative with हताः

• महीवराः: great kings
• महीवराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (मही-वराः = पृथिव्याः वराः/श्रेष्ठाः)

Speaker

A devotee/pilgrim addressing Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dramatic tableau of Śiśupāla’s slaying: Kṛṣṇa’s hand/weapon (cakra implied) releases a radiant light; from Śiśupāla’s body a luminous essence rises toward Kṛṣṇa, symbolizing liberation despite offense; onlookers stunned.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Śiśupāla
• mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Contact with the Supreme—even in conflict—can burn karmic bondage; divine power transforms even punishment into liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā by context, as part of Kṛṣṇa-centered māhātmya discourse highlighting His salvific power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; the verse is doctrinal, stressing Kṛṣṇa’s capacity to grant mokṣa.