Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

तदा शक्रः सुदुःखार्तो भयोद्विग्नो ननाश वै । तदा तद्भार्यया देवि इन्द्राण्या शोककर्षया

Transliteration

tadā śakraḥ suduḥkhārto bhayodvigno nanāśa vai | tadā tadbhāryayā devi indrāṇyā śokakarṣayā

Translation

Alors Śakra (Indra), accablé d’une douleur très vive et ébranlé par la crainte, s’enfuit. En ce moment, ô Déesse, son épouse Indrāṇī—abaissée par le chagrin—(agit encore).

Word by Word

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय — temporal adverb

• शक्रः: Śakra (Indra)
• शक्रः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुदुःखार्तः: greatly afflicted with sorrow
• सुदुःखार्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दुःख + आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः कर्मधारय (सुदुःखेन आर्तः)

• भयोद्विग्नः: agitated by fear
• भयोद्विग्नः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय + उद्विग्न (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; समासः तृतीया/पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष (भयेन उद्विग्नः)

• ननाश: fled / perished
• ननाश: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/परफेक्ट), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (अवधारण/खलु-अर्थ) — particle of emphasis

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय — temporal adverb

• तत्: his
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन — Pronoun, Neuter, Genitive, Singular (in compound relation)

• भार्यया: by (his) wife
• भार्यया: Karana/Hetu (Agent/Means in passive sense)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Feminine, Vocative, Singular

• इन्द्राण्या: by Indrāṇī
• इन्द्राण्या: Karana/Hetu (Agent/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्राणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• शोककर्षया: through the pull/pressure of grief
• शोककर्षया: Hetu (Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोक + कर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शोकस्य कर्षा)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra, shaken, retreats from the battlefield; Indrāṇī stands behind him, eyes tearful yet resolute, turning toward a distant liṅga-shrine vision—foreshadowing her consecration act.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Indrāṇī (Paulomī)
• Mahādevī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine power is vulnerable; in crisis, humility and turning toward dharma and worship become the refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Indirectly Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the stage where Indrāṇī’s devotion leads to the liṅga’s renown.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it introduces Indrāṇī’s grief that motivates subsequent worship.