Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

विभ्रष्टभूषणगणां कृशदेहवल्लीं म्लानाननांबुजरुचं मरणे प्रसक्ताम् । मेने स विग्रहवतीं करुणां कृपालुस्तां सौख्यदां गुणवतीं प्रणतार्तिहन्त्रीम्

Transliteration

vibhraṣṭabhūṣaṇagaṇāṃ kṛśadehavallīṃ mlānānanāṃbujarucaṃ maraṇe prasaktām | mene sa vigrahavatīṃ karuṇāṃ kṛpālustāṃ saukhyadāṃ guṇavatīṃ praṇatārtihantrīm

Translation

Her ornaments had fallen away; her body was thin like a withered creeper; the lotus-glow of her face had faded, and her mind clung to death. Seeing her thus, the compassionate Lord knew her as Compassion embodied—bestower of solace, rich in virtue, and destroyer of the distress of those who bow in surrender.

Word by Word

• vibhraṣṭa-bhūṣaṇa-gaṇām: with her ornaments fallen away
• vibhraṣṭa-bhūṣaṇa-gaṇām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√bhraṃś (धातु) + bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त (विभ्रष्ट = fallen off) + तत्पुरुषः (भूषणानां गणः) = "whose ornaments-group has fallen off" (qualifies tām/devīm)

• kṛśa-deha-vallīm: the slender-bodied creeper-like (lady)
• kṛśa-deha-vallīm: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛśa (प्रातिपदिक) + deha (प्रातिपदिक) + vallī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (कृशः देहः यस्याः सा; उपमा-रूपेण वल्ली) = "a creeper-like woman with a thin body"

• mlāna-ānana-ambuja-rucam: whose lotus-face radiance had faded
• mlāna-ānana-ambuja-rucam: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mlāna (प्रातिपदिक) + ānana (प्रातिपदिक) + ambuja (प्रातिपदिक) + ruc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारय-सन्निवेशः = "having the lotus-like face-lustre faded" (qualifies tām)

• maraṇe: in death (as aim)
• maraṇe: Adhikaraṇa (State/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन = locative; "in/for death"

• prasaktām: intent on
• prasaktām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√sañj (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; क्त-कृदन्त (प्रसक्त) = "attached/intent" (qualifies tām)

• mene: considered
• mene: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √man (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्ण), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद = "thought/considered"

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सर्वनाम = "he"

• vigraha-vatīm: embodied
• vigraha-vatīm: Karma (Object complement/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vigraha (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (वत् = possessing) = "embodied" (qualifies karuṇām/tām)

• karuṇām: compassion
• karuṇām: Karma (Object apposition/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karuṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन = accusative; abstract used as apposition

• kṛpāluḥ: the compassionate one
• kṛpāluḥ: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛpālu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण-रूपेण = "compassionate" (of saḥ)

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम = "her"

• saukhya-dām: giver of happiness
• saukhya-dām: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saukhya (प्रातिपदिक) + dā (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः (सौख्यं ददाति) = "giver of happiness" (qualifies tām)

• guṇa-vatīm: virtuous
• guṇa-vatīm: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + vat (तद्धित)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तद्धितान्त (वत्) = "possessing virtues"

• praṇata-ārti-hantrīm: remover of devotees' distress
• praṇata-ārti-hantrīm: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: praṇata (प्रातिपदिक) + ārti (प्रातिपदिक) + hantrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (प्रणतानाम् आर्तिं हन्ति) = "destroyer of the distress of the bowed/surrendered"

Speaker

Prahlāda (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The goddess appears emaciated, ornaments fallen, face-lotus faded; the Lord, moved by compassion, recognizes her as Compassion incarnate—protector of the surrendered.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa (implied Lord)
• devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord’s gaze is compassionate and restorative; surrender (praṇati) draws the removal of anguish and the gift of inner solace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to Dvārakā-māhātmya, connecting the Lord’s compassion with the sacred aura of Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual; the implied practice is praṇāma/surrender and reliance on divine grace.