Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

त्वया दत्तवरानेतान्दिव्यान्भोगोपभोगिनः । अवधीर्य तवैश्वर्यं कथं विष्णुर्निहंति च

Transliteration

tvayā dattavarānetāndivyānbhogopabhoginaḥ | avadhīrya tavaiśvaryaṃ kathaṃ viṣṇurnihaṃti ca

Translation

„Diese Genießer göttlicher Freuden, ausgestattet mit von Dir gewährten Gaben – die Deine Souveränität missachten – wie kann Viṣṇu sie möglicherweise töten?“

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (common pronominal), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• datta: given
• datta: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (दा धातु) + kta (क्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying)

• varān: boons
• varān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (वर प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• etān: these
• etān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम-विशेषण (pronominal adjective), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• divyān: divine
• divyān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: divya (दिव्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• bhoga-upabhoginaḥ: enjoyers and indulgers (of pleasures)
• bhoga-upabhoginaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhoga (भोग) + upabhogin (उपभोगिन्) (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (copulative), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• avadhīrya: having disregarded / having set aside
• avadhīrya: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ava-√dhṛ (धृ धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाले (prior action)

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• aiśvaryam: sovereignty/power
• aiśvaryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (ऐश्वर्य प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• katham: how
• katham: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: katham (कथम्)
• Form: प्रश्नाव्यय (interrogative adverb)

• viṣṇuḥ: Vishnu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (विष्णु प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• nihaṃti: kills/slays
• nihaṃti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√han (हन् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (च)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (audience; internal: Śiva addressed by Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī points to the paradox: Daityas revel in celestial enjoyments from Śiva’s boons and yet slight His sovereignty—how then can Viṣṇu slay them? The scene invites a visual of two divine principles—Śiva’s boon-giving and Viṣṇu’s dharma-protection—harmonized rather than opposed.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Viṣṇu
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Boons can create the appearance of invincibility, yet dharma-restoring power ultimately prevails by divine ordinance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose māhātmya frames discussions on divine power, protection, and the restoration of order.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse is theological, questioning how divine boons relate to divine retribution.