Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

आवयोः संगमे देवी नारदेन निवेदिता । सेयं रुष्टा समायाति कुरुष्व यदनन्तरम्

Transliteration

āvayoḥ saṃgame devī nāradena niveditā | seyaṃ ruṣṭā samāyāti kuruṣva yadanantaram

Translation

“يا إلهة، لقد أخبر نارَدَةُ بلقائنا. وها هي، غاضبة، قد جاءت إلى هنا؛ فافعلي الآن ما ينبغي فعله بعد ذلك.”

Word by Word

• āvayoḥ: of us two
• āvayoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), द्विवचन; ‘of us two’

• saṃgame: in the meeting/encounter
• saṃgame: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• devī: the Goddess
• devī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• nāradena: by Nārada
• nāradena: Kartr-karana (Agent in passive/कर्तृ-करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• niveditā: was informed
• niveditā: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√vid (विद्)
• Form: भूत कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि (passive participle: ‘was informed/announced’)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• iyam: this (one)
• iyam: Apposition (Samanadhikarana/समानाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ruṣṭā: angry
• ruṣṭā: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √ruṣ (रुष्)
• Form: भूत कृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• samāyāti: is coming/approaches
• samāyāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√yā (या)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• kuruṣva: do (you)
• kuruṣva: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• yat: what
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun: what)

• anantaram: the next (thing), what is to be done next
• anantaram: Karma (Object complement/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘immediate/next’ (used substantively)

Speaker

Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpasattama (best of kings)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A tense divine moment: Nārada’s report has reached the goddess; an angered Devī approaches while the speaker urges immediate next action.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Pārvatī)
• Nārada
• Jāhnavī (Gaṅgā)
• Śiva (implied by 'our meeting')

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In moments of conflict, dharma requires timely, appropriate action guided by awareness rather than panic.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda setting is implicitly glorified as the sacred ground where Gaṅgā’s presence and divine counsel unfold.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a directive within the narrative, urging the next dharmic step.