Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 195

Devanagari script

दुर्गंधोपहता लोकास्त्वया नाथ सुखीकृताः । तत आनाय्य पुरुषाञ्छिबिकावाहनोचितान्

Transliteration

durgaṃdhopahatā lokāstvayā nātha sukhīkṛtāḥ | tata ānāyya puruṣāñchibikāvāhanocitān

Translation

«Les gens accablés par la puanteur, tu les as rendus à l’aise, ô Seigneur.» Puis ils firent venir des hommes dignes de porter le palanquin, afin de le transporter.

Word by Word

• दुर्गन्ध-उपहताः: afflicted by foul smell
• दुर्गन्ध-उपहताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुर्गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + उपहत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √हन्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of लोकाः)

• लोकाः: people
• लोकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• नाथ: O lord
• नाथ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• सुखी-कृताः: made happy
• सुखी-कृताः: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सुखिन् (प्रातिपदिक) + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), बहुवचन; ‘made happy’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अपादानवाचक-अव्यय (then/from there)

• आनीय: having brought
• आनीय: Kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + नी (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), ‘having brought’

• पुरुषान्: men
• पुरुषान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• शिबिका-वाहन-उचितान्: fit to carry palanquins
• शिबिका-वाहन-उचितान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शिबिका (प्रातिपदिक) + वाहन (प्रातिपदिक) + उचित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √उच्/वच्?; ‘fit/suitable’)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषण (of पुरुषान्)

Speaker

Mlecchas (group), within narration

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate lord/king comforts people afflicted by foul stench; attendants summon strong bearers fit for a palanquin; the setting suggests a bustling pilgrimage town near the sea with ritual activity.

Characters & Entities

• Mleccha
• chibikā (palanquin)
• rogi (implied sick person)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassion must become organized help—relief, dignity, and practical support for the suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse depicts preparations enabling the dharmic journey to sacred places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it describes arranging bearers and conveyance (chibikā) as part of compassionate action.