Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

तच्छीर्षं पततादाशु चाल्पकालेन वै पुनः । ततो हाहाकृतं सर्वं सेंद्राः सर्षिपुरोगमाः

Transliteration

tacchīrṣaṃ patatādāśu cālpakālena vai punaḥ | tato hāhākṛtaṃ sarvaṃ seṃdrāḥ sarṣipurogamāḥ

Translation

“وہ سر فوراً گر پڑے—ہاں، بہت ہی تھوڑے وقت میں!” پھر اندرا سمیت سب دیوتا، اور پیش پیش رِشیوں کے ساتھ، گھبرا کر ہاہاکار کرنے لگے۔

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• śīrṣam: head
• śīrṣam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śīrṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• patatāt: let (it) fall
• patatāt: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pat (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Imperative, Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular)

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (Conjunction)

• alpa-kālena: in a short time
• alpa-kālena: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/Means; temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: alpa (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक/खलु-अर्थे (Emphatic particle)

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति/पुनःकर्मप्रवृत्तिबोधक (Adverb)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Kāla/Anvaya (Sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय; tad-प्रातिपदिकात्)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादानार्थे/क्रमबोधक (Ablatival adverb: 'then/from that')

• hāhā-kṛtam: turned into cries of “hā hā”
• hāhā-kṛtam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hāhā (अव्यय/उद्गार) + kṛta (कृ-धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• sa-indrāḥ: together with Indra
• sa-indrāḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय; सह-अर्थे) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (सह-); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• sa-ṛṣi-purogamāḥ: with sages in the lead
• sa-ṛṣi-purogamāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय; सह) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + puro-gama (प्रातिपदिक; पुरः + गम्)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (सह-); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

Speaker

Brahmā (uttering a curse-like command); reaction by the assembly

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, devas, and ṛṣis cry out together as an ominous decree is uttered—hands raised, faces alarmed, the cosmos tense.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Indra
• Devas
• Ṛṣis

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A moment of wrath can create cosmic disturbance; dharma esteems forgiveness and self-control over punitive speech.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya remains the sacred narrative frame; the ensuing events connect to Viṣṇu’s tapas and tīrtha-creation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the immediate consequence and collective alarm.