Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

हत्वा शत्रुं पुनर्भार्यां लप्स्यसे सुरसन्निधौ । गृहीत्वा तां पुनः प्राज्यं राज्यं कृत्वा गमिष्यसि

Transliteration

hatvā śatruṃ punarbhāryāṃ lapsyase surasannidhau | gṛhītvā tāṃ punaḥ prājyaṃ rājyaṃ kṛtvā gamiṣyasi

Translation

Nachdem du den Feind erschlagen hast, wirst du in Gegenwart der Götter deine Gattin wiedererlangen. Nimmst du sie zurück und errichtest erneut ein blühendes Reich, so wirst du danach aus dieser Welt scheiden.

Word by Word

• हत्वा: having killed
• हत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having slain’

• शत्रुम्: the enemy
• शत्रुम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• भार्याम्: (your) wife
• भार्याम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• लप्स्यसे: you will obtain
• लप्स्यसे: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• सुरसन्निधौ: in the presence of the gods
• सुरसन्निधौ: अधिकरण (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; समासः—सुराणां सन्निधिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having taken’

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: सम्बन्ध (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• प्राज्यम्: abundant, extensive
• प्राज्यम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having established/done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having made/done’

• गमिष्यसि: you will go
• गमिष्यसि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Gāyatrī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viṣṇu

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Climactic resolution: the enemy slain, the wife regained before assembled gods; then a coronation-like scene of flourishing kingdom; finally a quiet departure motif (sunset, chariot, or ascension).

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Gods (Suras)
• Enemy (Rāvaṇa implied)
• Wife (Sītā implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma culminates in the defeat of adharma, restoration of order, and the establishment of righteous rule before final renunciation/departure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The overarching frame is Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, which situates these prophecies within the glory of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual is prescribed; the verse describes dharmic outcomes and royal restoration.