Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

असुरान्सानुगांश्चैव ये चान्ये सुरसत्तमाः । अद्य शापहतान्पुत्र्यः करिष्यामि न संशयः

Transliteration

asurānsānugāṃścaiva ye cānye surasattamāḥ | adya śāpahatānputryaḥ kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

โอ้ผู้ประเสริฐยิ่งในหมู่เทพทั้งหลาย วันนี้เราจักทำให้อสูรพร้อมบริวาร และผู้อื่นใดก็ตาม โอ้บุตรีทั้งหลาย ต้องถูกอำนาจคำสาปอย่างแน่นอน หาใช่มีความสงสัยไม่

Word by Word

• असुरान्: asuras
• असुरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• स: with
• स: Sambandha (Association/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सह’ अर्थे)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे उपपद-विशेषणम्; ‘स-’ = ‘with’ (prefixal adjective)

• अनुगान्: followers, attendants
• अनुगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle: indeed/just)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अन्ये: others
• अन्ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सुरसत्तमाः: best of the gods
• सुरसत्तमाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासार्थः: ‘सुरेषु सत्तमाः’ (best among gods)

• अद्य: today, now
• अद्य: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: today/now)

• शापहतान्: struck by a curse
• शापहतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक) + हत (√हन् धातु; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषणम्

• पुत्र्यः: O daughters
• पुत्र्यः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), बहुवचन

• करिष्यामि: I will make/do
• करिष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Sambandha (Assertion/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘न संशयः’ इति अव्ययीभाववत् निश्चयार्थे

Speaker

Dakṣa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya frame) / Devī addressed in this episode

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dakṣa, stern and radiant as Prajāpati, addresses his daughters with a vow to subdue asuras and offenders through a potent curse; the atmosphere is charged with tapas and authority.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Asuras
• Dakṣa's daughters (Nakṣatras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is violated, authoritative correction may arise; however, anger-driven power also foreshadows grave consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya provides the sacred frame for this curse narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears; the verse expresses intent to punish through śāpa.