Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 170

Devanagari script

तस्माद्गर्वो नैव कार्यो गर्वस्यैतत्फलं स्मृतम् । शृणुष्वानुग्रहं बाले श्रुत्वा चैवावधारय

Transliteration

tasmādgarvo naiva kāryo garvasyaitatphalaṃ smṛtam | śṛṇuṣvānugrahaṃ bāle śrutvā caivāvadhāraya

Translation

«فلذلك لا ينبغي أن يُنمّى الكِبْرُ أبدًا؛ فهذا هو ثمرُ الكِبْر كما يُتَذَكَّر. والآن اسمعي يا بُنيّةُ النعمةَ التي سأمنحها؛ فإذا سمعتِها فاثبتيها في قلبك.»

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ/अपादाने (from that/therefore)

• गर्वः: pride
• गर्वः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध-अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• एव: indeed; at all
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अवधारण-अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• कार्यः: to be done; to be practiced
• कार्यः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय) → कार्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: यत्-कृत्य (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be done)

• गर्वस्य: of pride
• गर्वस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (this)

• फलम्: result; fruit
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्मृतम्: is said/remembered
• स्मृतम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृत्) → स्मृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे ‘is said/remembered’

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अनुग्रहम्: favor; grace
• अनुग्रहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• बाले: O girl
• बाले: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Kriya (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: श्रु (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): ‘having heard’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (समुच्चय-अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अवधारण-अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• अवधारय: consider; keep in mind
• अवधारय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + धृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śikhaṇḍī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Gandharva-duhitā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gaṇa-leader gently admonishes: ‘Do not cultivate pride,’ then shifts tone to promise a specific boon; the listener’s posture changes from fear to attentive hope.

Characters & Entities

• Śikhaṇḍī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Renounce pride and receive instruction with receptivity; grace follows humility and attentive hearing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is embedded in Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, where moral purification aligns with the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is mentioned; the ‘prescription’ here is ethical—avoid pride and listen attentively to dharmic counsel.