Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तस्मान्मे पातकं ब्रूहि नो चेच्छापं सुदारुणम् । त्वयि दास्याम्यसंदिग्धं सत्ये नात्मानमालभे

Transliteration

tasmānme pātakaṃ brūhi no cecchāpaṃ sudāruṇam | tvayi dāsyāmyasaṃdigdhaṃ satye nātmānamālabhe

Translation

پس میرا گناہ بتا دے، ورنہ میں تجھ پر نہایت ہولناک لعنت ضرور ڈالوں گا۔ سچ کی قسم، میں بے شک ایسا کروں گا؛ میں اپنے آپ کو نہ روکوں گا۔

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that (reason)
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/सम्बन्ध-निर्देशक), अर्थे: ‘अतः/तस्मात् कारणात्’ (from that/therefore)

• मे: of me / my
• मे: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) एकवचन, ‘मम’ (of me)

• पातकम्: sin, fault
• पातकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय नकार-निषेध (negation particle)

• चेत्: if
• चेत्: Sambandha (Condition/शर्त)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चेत् (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय, शर्त-निर्देशक (conditional particle ‘if’)

• छापम्: curse
• छापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन

• सुदारुणम्: very dreadful
• सुदारुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying ‘छापम्’)

• त्वयि: in/for you
• त्वयि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी) एकवचन

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• असंदिग्धम्: certainly, without doubt
• असंदिग्धम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ- + संदिग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially: ‘certainly’)

• सत्ये: in truth / by truth
• सत्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी) एकवचन; ‘सत्ये’ = ‘सत्यवचने/सत्यप्रतिज्ञायाम्’ (in truth / by truth)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय नकार-निषेध (negation particle)

• आत्मानम्: myself
• आत्मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचन

• आलभे: I touch/undertake (i.e., I will not lay hands on)
• आलभे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/वर्तमान), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

The maiden (kumārikā) addressing Śakra (Indra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense confrontation: a distressed woman demands disclosure of her sin, raising the specter of a dreadful curse; the atmosphere is charged with fear and urgency.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tapas joined with satya (truth) grants formidable moral authority; power must be used to uphold dharma through accountability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as a dramatic turning point within the chapter’s Mahātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No rite is prescribed; the verse invokes śāpa (curse) as a consequence backed by tapas and truth.