Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

इत्युक्तोऽपि तया साध्व्या स राजा स्मरविह्वलः । बलादाकृष्य तां हस्ते परिरेभे रिरंसया

Transliteration

ityukto'pi tayā sādhvyā sa rājā smaravihvalaḥ | balādākṛṣya tāṃ haste parirebhe riraṃsayā

Translation

Obwohl jene tugendhafte Frau ihn ermahnte, ergriff der König—von Begierde überwältigt—ihre Hand mit Gewalt und umarmte sie, getrieben vom Verlangen nach Lust.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• uktaḥ: having been told
• uktaḥ: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु) → ukta (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘said/spoken’

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

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक ‘तद्’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• sādhvyā: by the virtuous lady
• sādhvyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhvī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; ‘साध्वी’ (virtuous woman)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम ‘तद्’; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• smara-vihvalaḥ: overwhelmed by love (Cupid)
• smara-vihvalaḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: smara (प्रातिपदिक) + vihvala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/संबन्धः: ‘स्मरेण/स्मरस्य’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• balāt: by force
• balāt: Adhikarana (Manner/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘बलात्’ = बलपूर्वकं

• ākṛṣya: having pulled
• ākṛṣya: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√kṛṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); ‘आकृष्य’ = having pulled/drawn

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम ‘तद्’; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• haste: in (his) hand
• haste: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• parirebhe: embraced
• parirebhe: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-√rabh (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• riraṃsayā: with desire (to enjoy)
• riraṃsayā: Hetu (Cause/Motive/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: riraṃsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; हेतौ/भावे—‘रिरंसया’ = with desire to enjoy

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, unspecified in snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and other ṛṣis (typical frame; not explicit in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king, eyes clouded by passion, forcibly grasps the queen’s hand and draws her into an embrace; the queen remains composed, virtuous, and inwardly protected by mantra-śakti.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Virtuous queen

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Unchecked desire (kāma) drives one to adharma; restraint is the foundation for purity and spiritual progress.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a narrative setup leading to mantra-based purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly here; the episode prepares for teaching about mantra and purity.