Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 157

Devanagari script

ययाचे पार्वतीं दुष्टो युद्धं चक्रे स विष्णुना । हारितं तु गणैः सर्वैर्देवीं दैत्यो न पश्यति

Transliteration

yayāce pārvatīṃ duṣṭo yuddhaṃ cakre sa viṣṇunā | hāritaṃ tu gaṇaiḥ sarvairdevīṃ daityo na paśyati

Translation

Jener Bösewicht begehrte Pārvatī und lieferte sich dann eine Schlacht mit Viṣṇu. Doch die Göttin wurde von allen Gaṇas eilends fortgetragen, und der Dämon sah sie nicht mehr.

Word by Word

• ययाचे: begged/asked for
• ययाचे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √याच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पार्वतीम्: Pārvatī
• पार्वतीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दुष्टः: wicked
• दुष्टः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• युद्धम्: battle
• युद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चक्रे: did/made (waged)
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विष्णुना: with Viṣṇu
• विष्णुना: Sahakari (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सह/प्रतियोगि (with Vishnu)

• हारितम्: carried away
• हारितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √हृ (धातु) → हारित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र कर्मणि प्रयोगः—'अपहृतम्/हरितम्' (carried away)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): विरोध/विशेषार्थ

• गणैः: by the attendants (gaṇas)
• गणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (गणैः)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दैत्यः: the demon
• दैत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (negation particle)

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya style within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Andhaka, inflamed with desire, demands Pārvatī; Viṣṇu engages him in battle while Gaṇas swiftly escort the Goddess away, veiling her from the demon’s sight.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Viṣṇu
• Gaṇas
• Daitya (Andhaka, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Adharma-driven desire is thwarted by divine protection; the Goddess is safeguarded by Śiva’s attendants and Viṣṇu’s resistance to evil.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha Kṣetra within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa is being praised through its sacred narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated here; it is narrative praise supporting the māhātmya of the kṣetra.