Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

ततः परिषदो मध्ये युयुधानो मदोत्कटः । अब्रवीत्कृतवर्माणमवहस्यावमन्य च

Transliteration

tataḥ pariṣado madhye yuyudhāno madotkaṭaḥ | abravītkṛtavarmāṇamavahasyāvamanya ca

Translation

Then, in the midst of the assembly, Yuyudhāna—made arrogant by intoxication—spoke to Kṛtavarman, mocking and scorning him.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = thereafter

• परिषदः: of the assembly
• परिषदः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pariṣad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; ‘of the assembly’ (genitive)

• मध्ये: in the midst
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: madhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण = in the midst

• युयुधानः: Yuyudhāna
• युयुधानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuyudhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• मदोत्कटः: puffed up with intoxication
• मदोत्कटः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mada (प्रातिपदिक) + utkaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मदेन उत्कटः’ = arrogant/intoxicated (qualifies युयुधानः)

• अब्रवीत्: spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (ब्रू) (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘he said/spoke’

• कृतवर्माणम्: Kṛtavarman
• कृतवर्माणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛtavarman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म (object of speech/target)

• अवहस्य: having mocked
• अवहस्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ava-√has (हस्) (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: अव्ययभाव (ल्यपन्त) = gerund; ‘having mocked/laughed at’

• अवमन्य: having insulted
• अवमन्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ava-√man (मन्) (धातु) + ल्यप्
• Form: अव्ययभाव (ल्यपन्त) = gerund; ‘having despised/insulted’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक) = and

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the crowded council, Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna), eyes reddened with drink, rises and points accusingly at Kṛtavarman; onlookers stiffen as laughter turns sharp.

Characters & Entities

• Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki)
• Kṛtavarman
• Pariṣad (assembly)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Intoxication breeds contempt and harsh speech, quickly turning fellowship into adharmic conflict.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra remains the setting; the holiness of place heightens the warning against misconduct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the verse warns by narrative example—speech and conduct should be restrained, especially at tīrthas.