Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

प्रधान हस्रस्य सौभाग्यमदगर्विता । न विना स तया रेमे मुहूर्त्तमपि पार्थिवः

Transliteration

pradhāna hasrasya saubhāgyamadagarvitā | na vinā sa tayā reme muhūrttamapi pārthivaḥ

Translation

«Enivrée de l’orgueil de sa bonne fortune, elle se tenait au premier rang parmi les femmes. Le roi ne goûtait pas même un instant de joie sans elle.»

Word by Word

• pradhānā: chief, foremost (woman)
• pradhānā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pradhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• hasrasya: of Hasra
• hasrasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• saubhāgya-mada-garvitā: proud from the intoxication of good fortune
• saubhāgya-mada-garvitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + mada (प्रातिपदिक) + garvita (कृदन्त; √garv (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुष) — ‘saubhāgyena madena garvitā’ (proud due to intoxication of good fortune)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• vinā: without
• vinā: Apadana/Separation (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसर्गार्थक-अव्यय; वियोग/विना (preposition-like indeclinable: ‘without’)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tayā: with her
• tayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• reme: enjoyed, took delight
• reme: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ram (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• muhūrtam: a moment
• muhūrtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muhūrta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालवाचक

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि (particle: ‘even/also’)

• pārthivaḥ: the king
• pārthivaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: King and queen in intimate courtly proximity; the queen’s confident radiance contrasted with a subtle foreshadowing—an empty doorway or approaching ascetic silhouette hinting the coming test.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Bṛhadratha
• Indumatī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives often show how attachment and fortune intertwine, setting the stage for trials that reveal deeper dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly named in this verse; it belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya’s origin narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this verse continues the story background.