Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

दुर्वासा उवाच । मामपृष्ट्वा जलं यस्मात्पीतवत्यसि रुक्मिणी । तस्मात्पानरता नित्यं भविष्यसि न संशयः

Transliteration

durvāsā uvāca | māmapṛṣṭvā jalaṃ yasmātpītavatyasi rukmiṇī | tasmātpānaratā nityaṃ bhaviṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

দুর্বাসা বলিলেন—হে রুক্মিণী! আমাকে না জিজ্ঞাসিয়া যেহেতু তুমি জল পান করিয়াছ, অতএব তুমি নিত্যই পানাসক্তা হইবে; সন্দেহ নাই।

Word by Word

• दुर्वासाः: Durvāsā (sage)
• दुर्वासाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अपृष्ट्वा: without asking
• अपृष्ट्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रच्छ् (धातु) + क्त्वा (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having not asked’ (नञ्-अर्थ)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यस्मात्: since/from which (reason)
• यस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• पीतवती: (you) having drunk / drank
• पीतवती: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) + क्तवतु (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त-भूतकृत् (Past active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असि: are
• असि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• रुक्मिणि: O Rukmiṇī
• रुक्मिणि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्मिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• तस्मात्: therefore/from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• पानरता: addicted to drinking
• पानरता: Kartṛ-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पान (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (पाने रता), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb)

• भविष्यसि: you will be
• भविष्यसि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• न: not/no
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (निषेध-अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (Negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Durvāsā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rukmiṇī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Durvāsā speaks the curse with raised hand; his face stern, aura fiery; Rukmiṇī stands with lowered gaze, hands near chest in anxious respect; Kṛṣṇa remains composed, witnessing the karmic unfolding.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsā
• Rukmiṇī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes mindful respect and seeking consent; even small lapses before sages are treated as serious in Purāṇic ethics.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is the setting; the māhātmya teaches proper conduct for pilgrims and householders in a sacred place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A behavioral injunction is implied: do not partake of offered/arranged items without permission from the elder/guest involved.