Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

अवमानं गुरोः कृत्वा कोपयित्वा तु दुर्मतिः । गुर्वमानहतो मूढो न शांतिमधि गच्छति

Transliteration

avamānaṃ guroḥ kṛtvā kopayitvā tu durmatiḥ | gurvamānahato mūḍho na śāṃtimadhi gacchati

Translation

恶心愚人若侮慢上师，激起其忿怒；为轻师之罪所击者，终不获得寂静安宁。

Word by Word

• अवमानम्: disrespect; insult
• अवमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• गुरोः: of the guru
• गुरोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• कोपयित्वा: having angered (him)
• कोपयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कुप्/कोप (धातु) + णिच् (causative) + त्वा
• Form: णिजन्त-क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (causative gerund)

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• दुर्मतिः: evil-minded person
• दुर्मतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर् + मति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (दुर्-मति); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• गुर्वमानहतः: ruined by insulting the guru
• गुर्वमानहतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुरु + अवमान + हत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (गुरोः अवमानेन हतः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• मूढः: a fool; deluded one
• मूढः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूढ (प्रातिपदिक; मुह् धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• शान्तिम्: peace
• शान्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• अधि: unto; into
• अधि: Karma-pravachaniya (Postposition/कर्मप्रवचनीय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्ग/अव्यय (preposition-like: upon/into)

• गच्छति: goes; attains
• गच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd person singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya didactic narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciple speaks harshly; the guru’s face shows controlled wrath. The disciple’s posture collapses into restlessness, symbolizing loss of peace; the sacred coastal shrine remains serene in contrast.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disrespecting one’s guru destroys inner peace; humility toward the teacher is foundational dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose Māhātmya frames these ethical teachings as part of sacred living.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; it gives a direct ethical prohibition against guru-avamāna (insult).