Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ततोऽब्रवीन्महीपालं च्यवनो भार्गवस्तदा । रूपौदार्यसमायुक्तां लोभमोहसमावृताम्

Transliteration

tato'bravīnmahīpālaṃ cyavano bhārgavastadā | rūpaudāryasamāyuktāṃ lobhamohasamāvṛtām

Translation

Alors Cyavana Bhārgava parla au roi, la décrivant comme pourvue de beauté et de noble grâce, mais voilée par l’avidité et l’illusion.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse marker/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् अर्थे (then/thereafter)

• अब्रवीत्: spoke
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘said/spoke’

• महीपालम्: to the king
• महीपालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक) + पाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: मह्याः पालः), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (addressee/object of speech)

• च्यवनः: Cyavana
• च्यवनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• भार्गवः: the Bhārgava (descendant of Bhṛgu)
• भार्गवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भार्गव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular; apposition to ‘cyavanaḥ’

• तदा: at that time
• तदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time)

• रूप-औदार्य-समायुक्ताम्: endowed with beauty and generosity
• रूप-औदार्य-समायुक्ताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूप (प्रातिपदिक) + औदार्य (प्रातिपदिक) + समायुक्त (कृदन्त; सम्+युज्+क्त)
• Form: समास (बहुपद-तत्पुरुष; ‘रूपेण औदार्येण च समायुक्ता’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (describing ‘duhitaraṃ’ implied)

• लोभ-मोह-समावृताम्: covered by greed and delusion
• लोभ-मोह-समावृताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लोभ (प्रातिपदिक) + मोह (प्रातिपदिक) + समावृत (कृदन्त; सम्+आ+वृ+क्त)
• Form: समास (तत्पुरुष; ‘लोभेण मोहेन च समावृता’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular

Speaker

Cyavana (Bhārgava ṛṣi)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: māhātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage Cyavana addresses the king with calm authority, describing the maiden’s mixed nature—radiant beauty and graciousness veiled by greed and delusion—while the king listens attentively.

Characters & Entities

• Cyavana
• Śaryāti
• Sukanyā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer virtues can be obscured by inner faults; dharma requires removing lobha and moha through guidance and restraint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, where sacred context supports moral purification.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an ethical characterization preparing the resolution.