Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

विहीनः पौरुषेण त्वं मुनिशापाच्च पीडितः । गंगातीरे स्थिता पत्नी सा त्वामाश्वासयिष्यति

Transliteration

vihīnaḥ pauruṣeṇa tvaṃ muniśāpācca pīḍitaḥ | gaṃgātīre sthitā patnī sā tvāmāśvāsayiṣyati

Translation

Der männlichen Kraft beraubt und vom Fluch der Weisen gepeinigt, wird dich deine Gattin—die am Ufer der Gaṅgā weilt—trösten.

Word by Word

• विहीनः: deprived
• विहीनः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विहीन (कृदन्त; हा (धातु) + क्त, वि-उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• पौरुषेण: by manliness, virility
• पौरुषेण: Hetu/Karaṇa (By/with respect to manliness)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative, Singular

• मुनिशापात्: from the sages' curse
• मुनिशापात्: Apādāna/Hetu (Cause/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि + शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी, एकवचन — Masculine, Ablative (5th), Singular; हेतु/अपादानार्थे

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक — Conjunction

• पीडितः: afflicted
• पीडितः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीडित (कृदन्त; पीड् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• गङ्गातीरे: on the bank of the Ganges
• गङ्गातीरे: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गङ्गा + तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• स्थितā: situated, staying
• स्थितā: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्थित (कृदन्त; स्था (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• पत्नी: wife
• पत्नी: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative, Singular

• आश्वासयिष्यति: will console, will reassure
• आश्वासयिष्यति: Kriyā (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्वस् (धातु)
• Form: णिच् (कारण) रूप: आश्वासय-; लृट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Causative, Simple Future, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual: curse/prophecy within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṅgā-tīra (general)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi-audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cursed man, weakened and ashamed, sits near a flowing Gaṅgā; his wife, serene and steadfast, consoles him under riverside trees with ascetic calm.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṅgā
• Munis (sages)
• Wife

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassion and faithful support restore the afflicted; divine narratives honor the sustaining power of dharmic companionship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

While Gaṅgā is invoked as a sacred river, the textual setting remains the Prabhāsakṣetra māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the verse highlights the sanctity of Gaṅgā-tīra as a setting of solace.