Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

इत्युक्त्वा दर्शयामास शरीरं दैत्यताडितम् । तद्ब्राह्मणावमानं च दृष्ट्वा चुक्रोध वामनः

Transliteration

ityuktvā darśayāmāsa śarīraṃ daityatāḍitam | tadbrāhmaṇāvamānaṃ ca dṛṣṭvā cukrodha vāmanaḥ

Translation

یوں کہہ کر اس نے اپنا جسم دکھایا جو دَیتیوں کے مار سے زخمی تھا۔ برہمن کی اس بے حرمتی کو دیکھ کر وامن غضبناک ہو اٹھا۔

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (quotative/इति-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• uktvā: having said
• uktvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vac (धातु) → uktvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive/gerund)

• darśayāmāsa: showed
• darśayāmāsa: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु) caus. darśaya + āsa (सहायकधातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कारणे (causative) — ‘दर्शयामास’ (showed)

• śarīram: body
• śarīram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• daitya-tāḍitam: struck by demons
• daitya-tāḍitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + tāḍita (कृदन्त, ताड् धातु)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/तृतीया-सम्बन्धः: ‘दैत्यैः ताडितम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (निर्देशक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, एकवचन (here: with following noun as accusative)

• brāhmaṇa-avamānam: insult of a Brahmin
• brāhmaṇa-avamānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + avamāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘ब्राह्मणस्य अवमानम्’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dṛś (धातु) → dṛṣṭvā (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगः, पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (absolutive)

• cukrodha: became angry
• cukrodha: Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: krudh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (perfect)

• vāmanaḥ: Vāmana
• vāmanaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāmana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa reveals bruises and wounds from daitya blows; Vāmana’s face hardens into righteous anger, eyes blazing; the atmosphere shifts from plea to impending divine action.

Characters & Entities

• Vāmana
• Daityas
• Brāhmaṇa (vipra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Insulting or harming a Brahmin-sage is a grave adharma that provokes divine protection and retribution.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it occurs within the Dvārakā Māhātmya storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse stresses ethical dharma—non-violence toward sages and avoidance of brāhmaṇāvamāna.