Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 118

Devanagari script

रथप्रवरमारुह्य सारथिं समभाषत । नय मां सारथे तूर्णं यत्र साऽस्ते व्यवस्थिता

Transliteration

rathapravaramāruhya sārathiṃ samabhāṣata | naya māṃ sārathe tūrṇaṃ yatra sā'ste vyavasthitā

Translation

Er bestieg seinen vortrefflichen Wagen und sprach zum Lenker: „O Wagenlenker, bring mich eilends dorthin, wo sie fest auf ihrem Posten steht.“

Word by Word

• रथप्रवरम्: the excellent chariot
• रथप्रवरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारयः: प्रवरः रथः (excellent chariot)

• आरुह्य: having mounted
• आरुह्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रुह् (धातु) + आ-उपसर्ग
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययभावः (gerund/absolutive); 'having mounted'

• सारथिम्: the charioteer
• सारथिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• समभाषत: addressed; spoke
• समभाषत: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भाष् (धातु) + सम्-उपसर्ग
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); आत्मनेपदम्; 'spoke to/addressed'

• नय: lead; take
• नय: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपदम्

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम

• सारथे: O charioteer
• सारथे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सारथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन (singular)

• तूर्णम्: quickly
• तूर्णम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = adverb; 'quickly'

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Relative location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक-सम्बन्ध) = relative adverb; 'where'

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• अस्ते: is; remains
• अस्ते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); आत्मनेपदम्; 'sits/remains'

• व्यवस्थिता: standing firm; stationed
• व्यवस्थिता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + वि-अव-उपसर्ग
• Form: क्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् of 'सा'

Speaker

Mahiṣa (implied by narrative context)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (राजन् / नृप)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal figure mounts an ornate chariot and sharply instructs the charioteer to drive swiftly toward a woman standing at a distance; dust rises from the road, tension in posture and reins.

Characters & Entities

• Mahiṣa
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative depicts the impulsive drive of ego and hostility toward the divine; it foreshadows the consequences of confronting dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this verse.