Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सदाऽर्हंति च तास्तस्य दर्शनं ह्यपि सत्स्त्रियः । श्रुत्वैवं नारदाद्वाक्यं चिन्तयामास केशवः

Transliteration

sadā'rhaṃti ca tāstasya darśanaṃ hyapi satstriyaḥ | śrutvaivaṃ nāradādvākyaṃ cintayāmāsa keśavaḥ

Translation

وتلك النساء الفاضلات جديراتٌ على الدوام حتى بمجرّد المثول بين يديه. فلمّا سمع كيشافا كلام نارادا على هذا النحو، أخذ يتأمّل في قلبه.

Word by Word

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• arhanti: are worthy; deserve
• arhanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tāḥ: those (women)
• tāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• darśanam: seeing; audience; दर्शन
• darśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• sat-striyaḥ: virtuous women
• sat-striyaḥ: Karta (Apposition to subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु) + ktvā (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• nārada-āt: from Nārada
• nārada-āt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• vākyam: statement; words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• cintayāmāsa: pondered; thought
• cintayāmāsa: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• keśavaḥ: Keśava (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• keśavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa (Keśava) sits in thoughtful silence after hearing Nārada; his gaze lowered, hand near chin; Nārada stands nearby. In the background, the queens are shown as dignified, virtuous figures, emphasizing their ‘arhatā’ (worthiness).

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Sāmba

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the righteous should contemplate counsel carefully; dharmic judgment is strengthened by reflection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the overarching sacred setting; this verse serves the narrative leading to that māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on moral evaluation and deliberation.