Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सदाऽर्हंति च तास्तस्य दर्शनं ह्यपि सत्स्त्रियः । श्रुत्वैवं नारदाद्वाक्यं चिन्तयामास केशवः

Transliteration

sadā'rhaṃti ca tāstasya darśanaṃ hyapi satstriyaḥ | śrutvaivaṃ nāradādvākyaṃ cintayāmāsa keśavaḥ

Translation

Et ces femmes vertueuses sont à jamais dignes, fût-ce seulement, de paraître en sa présence. Ayant entendu les paroles de Nārada, Keśava se mit à méditer.

Word by Word

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• arhanti: are worthy; deserve
• arhanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tāḥ: those (women)
• tāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• darśanam: seeing; audience; दर्शन
• darśanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• api: also; even
• api: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: also/even)

• sat-striyaḥ: virtuous women
• sat-striyaḥ: Karta (Apposition to subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sat (प्रातिपदिक) + strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Pūrvakāla (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śru (धातु) + ktvā (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus)

• nārada-āt: from Nārada
• nārada-āt: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• vākyam: statement; words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• cintayāmāsa: pondered; thought
• cintayāmāsa: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: cint (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• keśavaḥ: Keśava (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• keśavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kṛṣṇa (Keśava) sits in thoughtful silence after hearing Nārada; his gaze lowered, hand near chin; Nārada stands nearby. In the background, the queens are shown as dignified, virtuous figures, emphasizing their ‘arhatā’ (worthiness).

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
• Sāmba

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the righteous should contemplate counsel carefully; dharmic judgment is strengthened by reflection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the overarching sacred setting; this verse serves the narrative leading to that māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; the focus is on moral evaluation and deliberation.