Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 55

Devanagari script

शापं दत्त्वा ततस्तस्याः सरस्वत्यास्तु तास्तदा । गोलोकं गतवत्यस्तु सुरभ्यः सुरपूजिताः

Transliteration

śāpaṃ dattvā tatastasyāḥ sarasvatyāstu tāstadā | golokaṃ gatavatyastu surabhyaḥ surapūjitāḥ

Translation

Nachdem sie Sarasvatī so einen Fluch auferlegt hatten, brachen jene Surabhīs—von den Göttern verehrt—daraufhin nach Goloka auf.

Word by Word

• शापम्: curse
• शापम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having given’

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kāla/Anukrama (Temporal/sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, काल/क्रमवाचक — Indeclinable adverb ‘then/thereafter’

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• सरस्वत्याः: of Sarasvatī
• सरस्वत्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधसूचक — Particle ‘but/indeed’

• ताः: those (fem. pl.)
• ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, कालवाचक — Indeclinable adverb ‘then/at that time’

• गोलोकम्: to Goloka
• गोलोकम्: Gati/Karma (Destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (गति-कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular; समास: गो + लोक (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘गवां लोकः’)

• गतवत्यः: having gone / went
• गतवत्यः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु) + क्तवतु (कृदन्त) → गतवत् (स्त्री. बहु. प्रथमा)
• Form: क्तवतु-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past active participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘having gone/went’ (fem. pl.)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधसूचक — Particle ‘indeed’

• सुरभ्यः: the Surabhis (divine cows)
• सुरभ्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• सुरपूजिताः: worshipped by the gods
• सुरपूजिताः: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective of subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुर + पूजित (पूज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त-विशेषण, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — ‘worshipped’; समास: सुरैः पूजिताः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Surabhīs, radiant and garlanded, ascend toward a luminous celestial plane (Goloka) after uttering the curse; devas offer reverence as they depart.

Characters & Entities

• Sarasvatī
• Surabhī
• Goloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic stories portray moral causality and the gravity of conflict even among exalted beings, urging humility and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the narrative frame in which divine events and their dharmic implications are recounted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual instruction appears in this verse.