Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 79
Devanagari script
क्षमया च महाभागा क्रोधमण्वपि नाकरोत् । ततो गोमायुरूपेण तमदूषयदाश्रमम्
Transliteration
kṣamayā ca mahābhāgā krodhamaṇvapi nākarot | tato gomāyurūpeṇa tamadūṣayadāśramam
Translation
然而那位高贵的女子以忍辱之德，连一丝嗔怒也不生。随后他化作豺狼之形，玷污了那座修行的精舍。
Word by Word
kṣamayāwith forbearance
kṣamayā:
Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣamā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय (conjunction)
mahā-bhāgāthe fortunate/noble lady
mahā-bhāgā:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (महान् भागः यस्याः)
krodhamanger
krodham:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkrodha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
aṇueven a little
aṇu:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootaṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; परिमाण-विशेषण (a little)
apieven
api:
Sambandha (Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, अपि (even/also)
nanot
na:
Pratiṣedha (Negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध (negation)
akarotdid/made
akarot:
Kriyā (Main verb)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
tataḥthen
tataḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Temporal adverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, अनुक्रम (then)
gomāyu-rūpeṇain the form of a jackal
gomāyu-rūpeṇa:
Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
TypeNoun
Rootgomāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष
tamthat (him/it)
tam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
adūṣayatdefiled/polluted
adūṣayat:
Kriyā (Main verb)
TypeVerb
Rootā√dūṣ (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
āśramamhermitage/āśrama
āśramam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootāśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: The tapasvinī remains serene, showing no anger; a jackal-form intruder defiles the hermitage boundary. The visual focus is her calm face and protective aura, contrasting with the jackal’s disruptive act.
Characters & Entities
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Indra (implied)FAQs
Forbearance (kṣamā) is portrayed as the safeguard of tapas; anger is the real defeat.
An āśrama is mentioned, but no named pilgrimage site appears in the excerpt.
An ethical prescription is implied: maintain kṣamā and avoid anger while observing vrata and tapas.