Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मासृजत्सखीं तस्याः कपिलां विपुलेक्षणाम् । हरिणीं हरिरप्याशु वज्रिणीमपि देवराट् । न्यंकुं विनोदनार्थं च सरस्वत्या ददौ हरः

Transliteration

brahmāsṛjatsakhīṃ tasyāḥ kapilāṃ vipulekṣaṇām | hariṇīṃ harirapyāśu vajriṇīmapi devarāṭ | nyaṃkuṃ vinodanārthaṃ ca sarasvatyā dadau haraḥ

Translation

Brahmā lui créa une compagne : Kapilā, aux yeux immenses. Hari aussi façonna promptement une autre compagne, Hariṇī ; et le roi des dieux, Indra, fit également Vajriṇī. Et Hara (Śiva) donna à Sarasvatī Nyaṅku pour son divertissement.

Word by Word

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• asṛjat: created
• asṛjat: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• sakhīm: a female companion/friend
• sakhīm: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• kapilām: tawny/brown
• kapilām: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kapilā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (sakhīm)

• vipula-īkṣaṇām: wide-eyed
• vipula-īkṣaṇām: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक) + īkṣaṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (sakhīm)

• hariṇīm: doe-like
• hariṇīm: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hariṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (sakhīm)

• hariḥ: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hariḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय/अपि-भाव

• āśu: quickly
• āśu: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: āśu (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• vajriṇīm: thunderbolt-bearing (female)
• vajriṇīm: Karma-anvaya (कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vajriṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (sakhīm)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), समुच्चय

• devarāṭ: king of the gods (Indra)
• devarāṭ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक) + rāṭ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; देवाणां राजा (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• nyaṅkum: an antelope (nyaṅku)
• nyaṅkum: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nyaṅku (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• vinodana-artham: for amusement
• vinodana-artham: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vinodana (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विनोदनस्य अर्थः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); प्रयोजनार्थे (purpose)

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

• sarasvatyā: to/for Sarasvatī; by Sarasvatī (instr.)
• sarasvatyā: Karaṇa/Agent-instrumental (करण/कर्तृ-तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• haraḥ: Hara (Śiva)
• haraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A divine assembly: Brahmā creates Kapilā; Hari fashions Hariṇī; Indra forms Vajriṇī; Hara gifts Nyaṅku to Sarasvatī for diversion—Sarasvatī at center, transitioning from sorrow to solace.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Indra (Devarāṭ)
• Hara (Śiva)
• Sarasvatī
• Kapilā
• Hariṇī
• Vajriṇī
• Nyaṅku

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred geography is supported by cosmic harmony—deities cooperate to uphold and console divine powers that purify the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Prabhāsa-kṣetra tīrtha narrative connected with Sarasvatī and the Gaṅgā-samāgama episode, rather than naming a new tīrtha explicitly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction is given; it is etiological narrative explaining divine actions associated with the sacred region.