Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

तस्याः ससाध्वसविसर्गचिकीर्षितायाः पाशं व्यपोह्य करचारु सरोरुहेण । आदाय पाणिममृतोपमया च वाचा संजीवयन्निदमुदारमुदाजहार

Transliteration

tasyāḥ sasādhvasavisargacikīrṣitāyāḥ pāśaṃ vyapohya karacāru saroruheṇa | ādāya pāṇimamṛtopamayā ca vācā saṃjīvayannidamudāramudājahāra

Translation

Comme elle allait, dans la crainte, rejeter sa vie, Il écarta le nœud coulant de sa belle main de lotus. Prenant sa main et la ranimant par des paroles pareilles à l’ambroisie, Il prononça ce discours noble.

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sa-sādhvasa-visarga-cikīrṣitāyāḥ: who intended a fearful act (of abandoning/letting go)
• sa-sādhvasa-visarga-cikīrṣitāyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (सह/सम्, उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + sādhvasa (प्रातिपदिक) + visarga (प्रातिपदिक) + cikīrṣita (√kṛ धातु, desiderative PPP as adjective)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; विशेषण; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (sādhvasa-visargaṃ cikīrṣitam yasyāḥ = who intended a fearful act of letting-go/abandoning)

• pāśam: noose/snare
• pāśam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• vyapohya: having removed
• vyapohya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vi-apa-√uh (ऊह्/उह् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• kara-cāru: with (his) beautiful hand
• kara-cāru: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kara (प्रातिपदिक) + cāru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारयः (cāruḥ karaḥ = beautiful hand)

• saroruheṇa: with a lotus
• saroruheṇa: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saroruha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-√dā (दा धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• pāṇim: hand
• pāṇim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• amṛta-upamayā: with nectar-like
• amṛta-upamayā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + upamā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण; तत्पुरुषः (amṛtasya upamā = like nectar)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• vācā: with speech/words
• vācā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• saṃjīvayan: reviving (her)
• saṃjīvayan: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃ-√jīv (जीव् धातु) (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक: शतृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle, शतृ)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• udāram: noble/gracious
• udāram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (idam इत्यस्य)

• udājahāra: said/uttered
• udājahāra: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ud-ā-√hṛ (हृ धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Prahlāda (narration continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa gently removes the noose with a lotus-hand, takes her hand, and revives her with nectar-like words—an intimate tableau of salvation.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa (implied)
• devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Lord actively protects life and heals despair—both through action (removing danger) and through dharmic, life-giving counsel.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Dvārakā-māhātmya, the Lord’s saving act contributes to the celebratory remembrance of Dvārakā as Kṛṣṇa’s grace-filled realm.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse models compassionate intervention and the ethical imperative to protect life.