Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

न सा नारी तु दैत्योऽसौ वायोर्नैवावबासत । वृथैव वीरकः शप्तो मया क्रोधपरीतया

Transliteration

na sā nārī tu daityo'sau vāyornaivāvabāsata | vṛthaiva vīrakaḥ śapto mayā krodhaparītayā

Translation

“وہ عورت نہ تھی—وہ تو ایک دیو تھا؛ اور یہ بات وایو پر بھی ظاہر نہ ہوئی۔ غصّے میں گھِر کر میں نے بے سبب ویرک کو لعنت دے دی۔”

Word by Word

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

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Pratishedhya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/अवधानार्थक

• दैत्यः: a demon
• दैत्यः: Pratishedhya (Predicate nominal/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• असौ: that one (he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (that one)

• वायोः: of Vāyu
• वायोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (indeed/just)

• अवबासत: appeared/was manifest
• अवबासत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + भास् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वृथा: in vain
• वृथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वृथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (in vain)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• वीरकः: Vīraka (proper name)
• वीरकः: Karma (Object of curse/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• शप्तः: was cursed
• शप्तः: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया-फल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु) → शप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (cursed)

• मया: by me
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्री/पुं (वक्ता), तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• क्रोधपरीतया: overcome by anger
• क्रोधपरीतया: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + परीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; तृतीया-समर्थन (by one overcome by anger); षष्ठी/तत्पुरुष-भावः (क्रोधेन परीत)

Speaker

Pārvatī/Umā (inner reflection rendered as speech within narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devī recognizes the deception: the ‘woman’ was a demon; even Vāyu failed to perceive it. She laments that in anger she cursed Vīraka unjustly.

Characters & Entities

• Daitya (demon)
• Vāyu
• Vīraka
• Pārvatī/Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Anger clouds discernment; repentance includes admitting wrongful speech and unjust punishment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is ethical and narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a moral recognition of error and the need for restraint.