Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

रावणस्तं विदित्वा तु ज्वरं परमदारुणम् । प्रोवाच तिष्ठतु नृपस्तेन मे न प्रयोजनम्

Transliteration

rāvaṇastaṃ viditvā tu jvaraṃ paramadāruṇam | provāca tiṣṭhatu nṛpastena me na prayojanam

Translation

Doch Rāvaṇa, der dieses Fieber als überaus schrecklich erkannte, sprach: „Der König soll bleiben, wie er ist; ich habe keinen Bedarf an ihm.“

Word by Word

• रावणः: Rāvaṇa
• रावणः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तम्: him/that (fever)
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विदित्वा: having recognized/known
• विदित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु) → विदित्वा
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक; धातुः—विद् (to know)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• ज्वरम्: the fever
• ज्वरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• परमदारुणम्: extremely dreadful
• परमदारुणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—परमं दारुणम् (कर्मधारयः)

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तिष्ठतु: let it stay
• तिष्ठतु: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; आज्ञार्थे ‘let (him/it) stay’

• नृपः: the king
• नृपः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तेन: with that/because of that
• तेन: Karana/Hetu (करण/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• मे: for me / of me
• मे: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (enclitic)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• प्रयोजनम्: need, purpose
• प्रयोजनम्: Pratijna/Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative) / द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा—‘(there is) no need’ इति भावे

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāvaṇa, having identified the dreadful Jvara, raises a hand in refusal and speaks with forced composure; courtiers recoil as the fever-spirit looms.

Characters & Entities

• Rāvaṇa
• Nṛpa (King)
• Jvara (Fever/affliction)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even mighty beings withdraw when confronted with overwhelming suffering; worldly power yields before severe affliction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Prabhāsa Kṣetra, whose māhātmya frames these narratives of protection and relief.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is prescribed in this verse; it is a narrative statement within the māhātmya.