Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

सा त्वं त्रैलोक्यनाथेन भर्त्रा सूर्येण संयुता । पितुर्गृहे चिरं कालं वस्तुं नार्हसि पुत्रिके

Transliteration

sā tvaṃ trailokyanāthena bhartrā sūryeṇa saṃyutā | piturgṛhe ciraṃ kālaṃ vastuṃ nārhasi putrike

Translation

Tu es unie à Sūrya, seigneur des trois mondes, comme à ton époux. Aussi, ma chère fille, il ne te convient pas de demeurer longtemps dans la maison de ton père.

Word by Word

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

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Sambodhyam/Addressed (Vocative sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• त्रैलोक्यनाथेन: by/with the lord of the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्यनाथेन: Karana/Instrument (Agent-instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रैलोक्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• भर्त्रा: by (your) husband
• भर्त्रा: Karana/Instrument (Agent-instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सूर्येण: by/with the Sun (god)
• सूर्येण: Karana/Instrument (Agent-instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• संयुता: joined/united
• संयुता: Vidhaya-visheshana (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+युज् (धातु) → संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), विशेषण

• पितुः: of (your) father
• पितुः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• गृहे: in the house
• गृहे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• चिरम्: for long
• चिरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• कालम्: time/period
• कालम्: Kaaladhikarana (Temporal extent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (extent of time)

• वस्तुम्: to stay/dwell
• वस्तुम्: Prayojana/Complement (Infinitival complement)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु) → वस्तुम् (तुमुन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमन्त (infinitive), अव्ययभाव; ‘to dwell’

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• अर्हसि: you ought/are fit
• अर्हसि: Kriya (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुत्रिके: O daughter
• पुत्रिके: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvakarmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: His daughter

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvakarmā reminds his daughter: she is united with Sūrya, lord of the three worlds; therefore she should not remain long in her father’s house—an image blending domestic counsel with cosmic grandeur.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Vivasvān)
• trailokyanātha
• daughter (Saṃjñā, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes honoring marital obligations and one’s ordained relationship duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative occurs within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya framework, connecting cosmic myth to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is instruction on proper residence and duty.