Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

मत्कृते येऽत्र शपिता सावित्र्या ब्राह्मणाः सुराः । तेषामहं करिष्यामि शक्त्या साधारणां स्वयम्

Transliteration

matkṛte ye'tra śapitā sāvitryā brāhmaṇāḥ surāḥ | teṣāmahaṃ kariṣyāmi śaktyā sādhāraṇāṃ svayam

Translation

Yaong mga Brāhmaṇa at mga diyos na dito’y isinumpa ni Sāvitrī dahil sa akin—ako mismo, sa aking kapangyarihan, ang gagawa upang maging ‘pangkaraniwan’ ang kanilang kalagayan, mapagaan at maibahagi.

Word by Word

• मत्कृते: for my sake
• मत्कृते: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मम कृते = for my sake)

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• शपिताः: cursed
• शपिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √śap (धातु) + śapita (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (cursed)

• सावित्र्या: by Sāvitrī
• सावित्र्या: Karana/Agent (by whom; instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सुराः: gods; divine beings
• सुराः: Apposition (समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; ब्राह्मणाः इति समानाधिकरण

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• शक्त्या: by (my) power
• शक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• साधारणाम्: common; shared (state)
• साधारणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sādhāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; (अर्थे) ‘साधारणां (स्थितिं/गतिं)’ इति लुप्त-शब्दान्वय

• स्वयम्: myself
• स्वयम्: Karta-nirdeshaka (Agent-emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आत्मकर्तृवाचक (by oneself)

Speaker

Gāyatrī (within Sūta’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: suras and brāhmaṇas present in the episode

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gāyatrī speaks with firm compassion: those brāhmaṇas and gods cursed because of her will have their condition made ‘sādhāraṇa’ by her power; the assembly shifts from fear to relief.

Characters & Entities

• Gāyatrī
• Sāvitrī
• Brāhmaṇas
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When harm arises indirectly through oneself, dharma calls for taking responsibility and seeking a compassionate remedy within the bounds of truth.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The action unfolds within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated; it describes a divine adjustment of consequences rather than a human rite.