Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 165

Devanagari script

गण उवाच । मां दृष्ट्वा यद्विशालाक्षि रूपसौभाग्यगर्विता । समाक्षिपसि गंधर्वान्देवाद्यांश्चैव गर्विता

Transliteration

gaṇa uvāca | māṃ dṛṣṭvā yadviśālākṣi rūpasaubhāgyagarvitā | samākṣipasi gaṃdharvāndevādyāṃścaiva garvitā

Translation

Der Gaṇa sprach: „O Weitblickende, berauscht vom Stolz auf deine Schönheit und dein Glück; da du mich erblickst, verhöhnst du in Übermut die Gandharvas und sogar die Götter und die anderen.“

Word by Word

• gaṇaḥ: Gaṇa (attendant)
• gaṇaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Action modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having seen’

• yat: since/that
• yat: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धसूचक-अव्यय (relative particle), ‘since/that’

• viśāla-akṣi: O wide-eyed one
• viśāla-akṣi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśāla (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• rūpa-saubhāgya-garvitā: proud of beauty and good fortune
• rūpa-saubhāgya-garvitā: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpa (प्रातिपदिक) + saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + garvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √garv)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• samākṣipasi: you disparage/throw down
• samākṣipasi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ākṣip (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग: सम्-आ-

• gaṃdharvān: Gandharvas
• gaṃdharvān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃdharva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• deva-ādyān: the gods and others
• deva-ādyān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• garvitā: proud
• garvitā: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: garvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √garv)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Gaṇa (Śiva’s attendant; Gaṇa-nāyaka context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The gaṇa addresses the wide-eyed maiden directly, pointing out her arrogance and contempt; the maiden’s expression shifts from pride to dawning fear as onlookers watch.

Characters & Entities

• gaṇa
• Gandharva
• deva
• viśālākṣi (the maiden)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Respectful speech and humility are dharmic virtues; pride leads one to insult others and fall from right conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where ethical instruction is dramatized through dialogue and divine intervention.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the focus is on ācāra (conduct), especially restraint in speech and attitude.