Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 128

Devanagari script

एवंविधं तु तद्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा राजा महाबलः । क्रोधं निगृह्य धर्मात्मा वसुधामिदमब्रवीत्

Transliteration

evaṃvidhaṃ tu tadvākyaṃ śrutvā rājā mahābalaḥ | krodhaṃ nigṛhya dharmātmā vasudhāmidamabravīt

Translation

Entendant ces paroles, le puissant roi, juste et maître de lui-même, réprima sa colère et parla ainsi à Vasudhā.

Word by Word

• evam-vidham: of such a kind
• evam-vidham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: evam (अव्यय) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-समासः (एवंविधम् = ‘thus-kind’)

• tu: but, indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• tat-vākyam: that statement
• tat-vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य वाक्यम्)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √śru (धातु); śrutvā (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• mahā-balaḥ: mighty, of great strength
• mahā-balaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् बलम् यस्य)

• krodham: anger
• krodham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: krodha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• nigṛhya: having restrained
• nigṛhya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√grah (धातु); nigṛhya (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• dharmātmā: righteous-souled
• dharmātmā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (धर्मः आत्मा यस्य)

• vasudhām: to the Earth (goddess)
• vasudhām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vasudhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• abravīt: said, spoke
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Turning point: the mighty king visibly restrains anger—jaw unclenches, weapon lowered—and speaks respectfully to Vasudhā personified as a goddess emerging from the ground or seated on a lotus of earth-tones.

Characters & Entities

• Rājā (king)
• Vasudhā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A dharmic ruler restrains anger before speaking or acting, especially in matters affecting the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the sacred setting for this instructive dialogue.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it highlights inner discipline (self-control) as part of dharma.