Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 88

Devanagari script

यदि मां त्वं परिणये रुदंतीमेकिकां तथा । गृहाण वाडवं हस्ते यावत्स्नानं करोम्यहम्

Transliteration

yadi māṃ tvaṃ pariṇaye rudaṃtīmekikāṃ tathā | gṛhāṇa vāḍavaṃ haste yāvatsnānaṃ karomyaham

Translation

„Wenn du mich zur Ehe nehmen willst—mich, die weinend und allein ist—so halte diese Vaḍava in deiner Hand, bis ich mein Bad vollendet habe.“

Word by Word

• yadi: If
• yadi: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi
• Form: Conjunction

• mām: Me
• mām: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Accusative, Singular

• tvam: You
• tvam: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (युष्मद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

• pariṇaye: Marry (Context: If you marry)
• pariṇaye: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (नी) + pari (परि)
• Form: Present (Lat), 1st Person, Singular (Atmanepada) - Puranic usage for 2nd Person or Conditional

• rudaṃtīm: Weeping/Crying
• rudaṃtīm: Visheshana (Qualifier to mām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rud (रुद्)
• Form: Present Participle (Shatri), Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• ekikām: Alone/Solitary
• ekikām: Visheshana (Qualifier to mām)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ekikā (एकिका)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• tathā: Thus/In that state
• tathā: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā
• Form: Adverb

• gṛhāṇa: Hold/Take
• gṛhāṇa: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (ग्रह्)
• Form: Imperative (Lot), 2nd Person, Singular

• vāḍavam: Vadava fire
• vāḍavam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāḍava (वाडव)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• haste: In hand
• haste: Adhikarana (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasta (हस्त)
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• yāvat: While/Until
• yāvat: Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat
• Form: Adverb/Conjunction

• snānam: Bath
• snānam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (स्नान)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• karomi: I do/perform
• karomi: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ)
• Form: Present (Lat), 1st Person, Singular

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्)
• Form: Pronoun, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Śāradā (the Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (snāna-sthāna)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śāradā, weeping and alone, stands at the water’s edge, asking the mountain-king suitor to hold a mysterious Vaḍava object while she completes her bath.

Characters & Entities

• Śāradā
• Vaḍava/Vaḍavānala
• Nagottama (implied addressee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a tīrtha narrative, even ordinary acts like bathing (snāna) become instruments through which Dharma and divine purpose are accomplished.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Goddess’ actions shape the sacred landscape and its remembered wonders.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) is explicitly mentioned, highlighting its sanctifying role within tīrtha practice.