Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

नारद उवाच । यद्येतदिष्टं भवतः शीघ्रमेव विधीयताम् । अविघ्नेन तु सावित्र्याः प्रदानं दुहितुस्तव

Transliteration

nārada uvāca | yadyetadiṣṭaṃ bhavataḥ śīghrameva vidhīyatām | avighnena tu sāvitryāḥ pradānaṃ duhitustava

Translation

Nārada dit : «Si cela te convient, que cela soit arrangé sans tarder. Que le don de ta fille Sāvitrī s’accomplisse sans aucun obstacle.»

Word by Word

• नारदः: Narada
• नारदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्धबोधक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• इष्टम्: desired, agreeable
• इष्टम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; इष्/यज्-आदि धातु से ‘इष्ट’ = desired/approved)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)

• भवतः: of you (sir)
• भवतः: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (आदरार्थ)

• शीघ्रम्: quickly
• शीघ्रम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शीघ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विधीयताम्: let it be arranged
• विधीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) + वि-उपसर्ग
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive): ‘let it be done/arranged’

• अविघ्नेन: without obstacle
• अविघ्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/विरोधार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• सावित्र्याः: of Savitri
• सावित्र्याः: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• प्रदानम्: giving away (in marriage)
• प्रदानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• दुहितुः: of (your) daughter
• दुहितुः: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुहितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तव: of you
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (Sāvitrī’s father)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada, veena-bearing sage, advises the king to arrange the marriage swiftly and without obstacles; the king listens respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Sāvitrī
• King (father of Sāvitrī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When Dharma is clear, it should be carried out promptly and with prayer for freedom from obstacles.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The counsel is narrated within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, reinforcing Dharma as part of the sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pradāna/kanyā-dāna (giving the daughter in marriage) is explicitly referenced, to be done avighnena.