Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

प्रविश्य च मृगीं दृष्ट्वा यत्रास्ते मृगलोचना । तया सारस्वतो ज्ञातो धर्मज्ञः सर्वविद्द्विजः

Transliteration

praviśya ca mṛgīṃ dṛṣṭvā yatrāste mṛgalocanā | tayā sārasvato jñāto dharmajñaḥ sarvaviddvijaḥ

Translation

Als er eintrat und die hirschäugige Frau an dem Ort sah, wo sie verweilte, erkannte sie in Sārasvata einen Brahmanen, der das Dharma kennt und allwissend ist.

Word by Word

• praviśya: having entered
• praviśya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√viś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having entered)

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

• mṛgīm: the doe (woman)
• mṛgīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛgī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having seen)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• āste: sits, remains
• āste: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ās (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• mṛga-locanā: deer-eyed (woman)
• mṛga-locanā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛga (प्रातिपदिक) + locanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (मृगस्य लोचने यस्याः/मृगवत् लोचने)

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karana (Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sārasvataḥ: Sārasvata (a Brahmin/sage)
• sārasvataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sārasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• jñātaḥ: was recognized/known
• jñātaḥ: Kriya (Result/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jñā (धातु) + jñāta (कृदन्त, भूतकर्मणि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• dharma-jñaḥ: knower of dharma
• dharma-jñaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (धर्मं जानाति)

• sarva-vit: all-knowing
• sarva-vit: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + vid (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सर्वं वेत्ति)

• dvijaḥ: Brahmin
• dvijaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a palace chamber, a doe-eyed woman notices the entering sage Sārasvata; her gaze fixes with certainty as she recognizes his dharma-knowledge and omniscience; attendants pause in awe.

Characters & Entities

• Sārasvata
• Mṛgī/Mṛgalocanā (doe-eyed woman)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Those touched by sacred destiny recognize genuine dharma-knowledge and seek it for clarity and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The account belongs to the Vastrāpathakṣetra māhātmya in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction appears; it establishes the authority of the sage.