Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

सत्येन तेन नो वैरी भस्मीभवतु ह क्षणात् । अनेन शाप मंत्रेण भस्मीभवति निश्चितम्

Transliteration

satyena tena no vairī bhasmībhavatu ha kṣaṇāt | anena śāpa maṃtreṇa bhasmībhavati niścitam

Translation

Nhờ chân lý ấy, nguyện kẻ thù của chúng ta lập tức hóa thành tro. Bởi thần chú nguyền rủa này, hắn chắc chắn bị thiêu thành tro—điều ấy đã định.

Word by Word

• satyena: by truth
• satyena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• tena: by that
• tena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (तद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (satyena)

• naḥ: our
• naḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th) बहुवचन (genitive plural) / वा चतुर्थी (4th) बहुवचन; अत्र ‘अस्माकम्’ (our)

• vairī: enemy
• vairī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vairin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृपदम्

• bhasmī-bhavatu: let (him) become ashes
• bhasmī-bhavatu: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhasmī-√bhū (भू) (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; ‘भस्मीभू’ नामधातु/संयुक्तक्रिया = become ashes

• ha: indeed
• ha: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ha (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• kṣaṇāt: in an instant
• kṣaṇāt: Apādāna (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान/काल-सीमा (from a moment; immediately)

• anena: by this
• anena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (इदम्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (mantrena)

• śāpa: of a curse / curse-
• śāpa: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th) एकवचन (genitive) / समासपूर्वपद; अत्र ‘शाप-मन्त्रेण’ इति समासार्थे (curse-)

• maṃtreṇa: by a mantra
• maṃtreṇa: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (instrumental)

• bhasmī-bhavati: becomes ashes
• bhasmī-bhavati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhasmī-√bhū (भू) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; becomes ashes

• niścitam: certainly
• niścitam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: niścita (√ci + nis) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन; अत्र वाक्ये क्रियाविशेषणवत् (indeclinable-like predicative: ‘certainly’)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator (formulaic protective utterance, likely voiced by vipras within the rite)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tripuruṣa-śālā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The guardians invoke truth-force: ‘By that truth, may our enemy become ashes instantly’; the curse-mantra is declared certain, as if fire itself answers the words.

Characters & Entities

• Satya (truth)
• Śāpa-mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Satya (truth) is depicted as a potent spiritual force; aligned with dharma, it empowers protective mantras against harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the verse functions as a protective formula safeguarding a sanctified precinct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use of a śāpa-mantra grounded in satya to neutralize an aggressor—framed as immediate ash-making (bhasmīkaraṇa).