Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

एवमादीनि चान्यानि गृह्य पूर्वे वरानने । सावित्र्या सहिताः सर्वाः संप्राप्तास्तु तदा शुभाः

Transliteration

evamādīni cānyāni gṛhya pūrve varānane | sāvitryā sahitāḥ sarvāḥ saṃprāptāstu tadā śubhāḥ

Translation

Ainsi, ô toi au beau visage, ayant pris bien d’autres objets de ce genre, toutes ces nobles dames arrivèrent alors en ce lieu, avec Sāvitrī, sous de favorables auspices.

Word by Word

• एवमादीनि: such and other (things) beginning with ‘thus’
• एवमादीनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण—‘एवम्’ इत्यादि (such and such etc.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• गृह्य: having taken
• गृह्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund/absolutive) — ‘गृह्य’ = गृहीत्वा (having taken/accepted)

• पूर्वे: the former/earlier (women)
• पूर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (understood: स्त्रियः)

• वरानने: O fair-faced lady
• वरानने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरानना (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; ‘वरा’ + ‘आनना’ (O fair-faced one)

• सावित्र्या: with Sāvitrī
• सावित्र्या: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental/with)

• सहिताः: accompanied
• सहिताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (कृदन्त; √सह्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (accompanied)

• सर्वाः: all
• सर्वाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• संप्राप्ताः: arrived
• संप्राप्ताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used predicatively); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (having arrived)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषार्थक (but/indeed)

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• शुभाः: auspicious/beautiful
• शुभाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varānanā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified procession of noble women arrives auspiciously, carrying offerings; Sāvitrī is central—radiant, composed, and authoritative—while attendants cluster respectfully around her.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious intent and righteous company amplify the sanctity of actions—devotion is shown through collective, reverent approach.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), the setting for the Māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the verse summarizes bringing offerings and arriving in auspicious procession with Sāvitrī.