Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 162

Devanagari script

ततस्तोयं समादाय सदर्भं निजपाणिना । शशाप तान्द्विजश्रेष्ठान्कृतघ्नान्पाकशासनः

Transliteration

tatastoyaṃ samādāya sadarbhaṃ nijapāṇinā | śaśāpa tāndvijaśreṣṭhānkṛtaghnānpākaśāsanaḥ

Translation

پھر پاک شاسن (اندر) نے اپنے ہاتھ میں دربھہ گھاس کے ساتھ پانی لے کر، ان ناشکروں میں سے برہمنوں کے سرداروں کو لعنت دی۔

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/अनन्तरार्थ (then/thereupon)

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समादाय: having taken
• समादाय: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-आ-दा (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-स्वरूप कृदन्त (gerund/absolutive); ‘having taken’

• स-दर्भम्: (water) with darbha grass
• स-दर्भम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक); सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• निजपाणिना: with his own hand
• निजपाणिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निज + पाणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (own-hand); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शशाप: cursed
• शशाप: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तान्: those
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• द्विजश्रेष्ठान्: the best Brahmins
• द्विजश्रेष्ठान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (best of Brahmins); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• कृतघ्नान्: ungrateful
• कृतघ्नान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• पाकशासनः: Indra (Punisher of Pāka)
• पाकशासनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक + शासन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Punisher of Pāka); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (narrator), reporting Indra’s act

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (Pākaśāsana) holds a small palmful of water with darbha blades; his gaze is stern; the brāhmaṇas stand uneasy as the curse is pronounced, with subtle divine radiance around the water.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Pākaśāsana)
• Darbha grass
• Brāhmaṇas (dvija-śreṣṭha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Words backed by ritual intent carry karmic force; dharma-violations can be answered through sanctioned, symbolic acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it narrates the event within the larger tīrtha-mahātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The act of taking water with darbha (a formal ritual gesture) before pronouncing a curse is indicated.