Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 190

Devanagari script

विभीषणाय दास्यामि लंकां देवविनिर्मिताम् । अयोध्यां पुनरागत्य कृत्वा राज्यमकंटकम्

Transliteration

vibhīṣaṇāya dāsyāmi laṃkāṃ devavinirmitām | ayodhyāṃ punarāgatya kṛtvā rājyamakaṃṭakam

Translation

„Ich werde Vibhīṣaṇa Laṅkā geben—von den Göttern erbaut—; dann kehre ich nach Ayodhyā zurück und errichte ein Reich ohne Dornen (frei von Leid und Hindernis).“

Word by Word

• विभीषणाय: to Vibhīṣaṇa
• विभीषणाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विभीषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• दास्यामि: I will give
• दास्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• लङ्काम्: Laṅkā
• लङ्काम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लङ्का (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• देवविनिर्मिताम्: built by the gods
• देवविनिर्मिताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव + विनिर्मित (कृदन्त, √मि/मा?; here from √मि/मि? actually विनिर्मित from √मा/मि 'to measure/build' in passive past participle sense)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), कर्मणि प्रयोगार्थे; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां विनिर्मिता)

• अयोध्याम्: to Ayodhyā
• अयोध्याम्: Gati/Karma (Goal of motion/गति)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयोध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/गति-लक्ष्य), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• आगत्य: having returned/come back
• आगत्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ + गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• राज्यम्: the kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अकण्टकम्: free of thorns/obstacles
• अकण्टकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + कण्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; नञ्-प्रत्ययान्त (negated)

Speaker

Śrī Rāma (as a prophetic/narrative voice within the Māhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rāma crowns Vibhīṣaṇa in Laṅkā’s golden court, then a second scene: Rāma’s return to Ayodhyā, enthroned with Sītā, radiating peace—subjects relieved, the kingdom ‘thornless’.

Characters & Entities

• Vibhīṣaṇa
• Laṅkā
• Ayodhyā
• Rājya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous rule rewards virtue—even among former enemies—and aims at a society free from oppression and fear.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding section glorifies Vastrāpathakṣetra (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa); this verse references Ayodhyā and Laṅkā as part of sacred history.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.