Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

मुनय ऊचुः । वयं शक्रेण ते यज्ञे समायाताः सुभक्तितः । उल्लंघिता मदोद्रेकात्कृत्वा हास्यं मुहुर्मुहुः

Transliteration

munaya ūcuḥ | vayaṃ śakreṇa te yajñe samāyātāḥ subhaktitaḥ | ullaṃghitā madodrekātkṛtvā hāsyaṃ muhurmuhuḥ

Translation

仙贤们说道：“应因陀罗之请，我们以至诚信敬来到您的祭祀（yajña）。然而傲慢之潮涌起，我们屡屡逾越规矩，一再戏弄取笑。”

Word by Word

• मुनयः: sages
• मुनयः: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• शक्रेण: with Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रेण: Sahakari (Associate/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ते: your
• ते: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यज्ञे: in the sacrifice
• यज्ञे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• समायाताः: have come together
• समायाताः: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोग

• सुभक्तितः: out of good devotion
• सुभक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव; तसिल्-प्रत्यय (ablatival adverb) = 'from/through good devotion'

• उल्लंघिताः: (we) overstepped, transgressed
• उल्लंघिताः: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उल्-लङ्घ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगे 'we transgressed/overstepped'

• मदोद्रेकात्: from the surge of intoxication/pride
• मदोद्रेकात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मद (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्रेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन; कारणवाचक (ablative of cause)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्यय (absolutive/gerund), अव्यय

• हास्यम्: mockery, laughter
• हास्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक/adverb of time: repeatedly)

• मुहुः: again and again
• मुहुः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मुहुः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (पुनरुक्ति for emphasis)

Speaker

Sages (Munis)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dakṣa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages with lowered heads confessing their pride and repeated mockery during a sacrifice, with Indra implied as the one who summoned them; atmosphere of shame and sincerity.

Characters & Entities

• Munis (Sages)
• Śakra (Indra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride corrupts even religious intention; humility is essential for yajña and for preserving harmony with the devas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it is part of a broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse is confessional rather than prescriptive; it implies the need for proper conduct and humility during sacrifice.