Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

शिखंडिना गणेनैव सा शप्ता रूपगर्विता । ततो गोशृंगऋषिणा दत्तस्तस्या अनुग्रहः

Transliteration

śikhaṃḍinā gaṇenaiva sā śaptā rūpagarvitā | tato gośṛṃgaṛṣiṇā dattastasyā anugrahaḥ

Translation

Proud of her beauty, she was cursed by the gaṇa named Śikhaṇḍin. Thereafter, the sage Gośṛṅga bestowed his gracious favor upon her.

Word by Word

• शिखण्डिना: by Śikhaṇḍin
• शिखण्डिना: Karana (Instrument/Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखण्डिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• गणेन: by the troop/attendant group
• गणेन: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphasis)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• शप्ता: cursed
• शप्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शप् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of सा

• रूपगर्विता: proud of her beauty
• रूपगर्विता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप + गर्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण of सा

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• गोशृङ्गऋषिणा: by the sage Gośṛṅga
• गोशृङ्गऋषिणा: Karana (Agent-instrumental/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोशृङ्ग + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दत्तः: was given
• दत्तः: Kriya (Result state/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• तस्याः: to her; for her
• तस्याः: Sampradana (Beneficiary/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अनुग्रहः: favor; grace
• अनुग्रहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Somnātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant maiden, proud of her beauty, is confronted by Śiva’s gaṇa Śikhaṇḍin who pronounces a curse; later the sage Gośṛṅga, serene and compassionate, grants a boon, shifting the scene from severity to grace.

Characters & Entities

• Śikhaṇḍin (gaṇa)
• Gośṛṅga Ṛṣi
• Gandharvasenā (implied)
• Gandharveśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pride invites downfall, yet divine order allows restoration through the compassion and grace of realized sages.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gandharveśvara’s sacred context in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, explained through its associated legend.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse conveys ethical teaching through narrative (śāpa and anugraha).