Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

इतींद्रकथिता रंभा विश्वामित्राश्रमं ययौ । तद्दृष्टिगोचरा स्थित्वा ललितं रूपमास्थिता

Transliteration

itīṃdrakathitā raṃbhā viśvāmitrāśramaṃ yayau | taddṛṣṭigocarā sthitvā lalitaṃ rūpamāsthitā

Translation

Ainsi instruite par Indra, Rambhā se rendit à l’āśrama de Viśvāmitra. Se tenant dans le champ de son regard, elle prit une forme gracieuse et séduisante.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)

• इन्द्र-कथिता: told by Indra
• इन्द्र-कथिता: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + कथित (कृदन्त; √कथ्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘कथित’—‘इन्द्रेण कथिता’ (instrumental agent implied)

• रम्भा: Rambhā
• रम्भा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रम्भा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• विश्वामित्र-आश्रमम्: Viśvāmitra’s hermitage
• विश्वामित्र-आश्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विश्वामित्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—‘विश्वामित्रस्य आश्रमः’

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तत्-दृष्टि-गोचरा: within (his) line of sight
• तत्-दृष्टि-गोचरा: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + गोचर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः—‘तस्य दृष्टेः गोचरः’ (within his sight)

• स्थित्वा: having stood
• स्थित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund)

• ललितम्: charming
• ललितम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ललित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• रूपम्: form/appearance
• रूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आस्थिता: assumed/took on
• आस्थिता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√स्था (धातु)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) ‘आस्थित’—‘आस्थितवती’ (assumed)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśvāmitrāśrama

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rambhā, newly arrived at the forest hermitage, pauses within the sage’s line of sight, her form becoming exquisitely graceful; the āśrama is calm, with sacrificial fires and deer nearby, hinting at an impending disruption of tapas.

Characters & Entities

• Rambhā
• Indra
• Viśvāmitra
• Āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The spiritual path is tested at the level of perception; guarding the senses is portrayed as essential for preserving tapas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse mentions an āśrama (hermitage) but does not identify a named tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates Rambhā’s approach and posture.