Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

श्रुतश्रवायां चैद्यस्तु शिशुपालो बभूव ह । रावणं कुंभकर्णं च कन्यां शूर्पणखां तथा

Transliteration

śrutaśravāyāṃ caidyastu śiśupālo babhūva ha | rāvaṇaṃ kuṃbhakarṇaṃ ca kanyāṃ śūrpaṇakhāṃ tathā

Translation

Und aus Śrutaśravā wurde der Caidya wahrlich zu Śiśupāla; ebenso (gebar sie) Rāvaṇa und Kumbhakarṇa und auch die Jungfrau Śūrpaṇakhā.

Word by Word

• श्रुतश्रवायाम्: in/through Śrutaśravā (a woman)
• श्रुतश्रवायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रुतश्रवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular) — अधिकरणे (in Śrutaśravā)

• चैद्यः: the Caidya (king)
• चैद्यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular) — ‘Caidya’ (king of Cedi)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विशेषार्थक (indeed/but)

• शिशुपालः: Śiśupāla
• शिशुपालः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिशुपाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• बभूव: became/was born
• बभूव: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• ह: indeed
• ह: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ह (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), कथन-समाप्ति/स्मरणार्थ (indeed/for emphasis)

• रावणम्: Rāvaṇa
• रावणम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular)

• कुंभकर्णम्: Kumbhakarṇa
• कुंभकर्णम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुंभकर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Singular) — समासः: कुंभ इव कर्णौ यस्य (नामरूपेण)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• कन्याम्: a daughter/girl
• कन्याम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• शूर्पणखाम्: Śūrpaṇakhā
• शूर्पणखाम्: Karma (Object apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर्पणखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular) — बहुव्रीहिः: शूर्पवत् नखाः यस्याः सा

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), समुच्चय/तुल्यार्थ (also/likewise)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya discourse style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrated vision shows Śrutaśravā giving birth to the Caidya Śiśupāla, while shadowy echoes of Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa, and Śūrpaṇakhā appear as karmic imprints—one family-tree branching into multiple epic destinies.

Characters & Entities

• Śrutaśravā
• Caidya
• Śiśupāla
• Rāvaṇa
• Kumbhakarṇa
• Śūrpaṇakhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic tradition interlinks histories to emphasize karmic continuity and the repeated consequences of hostility toward dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya; the verse itself is genealogical rather than tīrtha-descriptive.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it lists births and relationships.