Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

देवदानवदैत्येन्द्रक्रोधदृष्टिनिरीक्षितम् । रम्यं रामा वरं चक्रे ददौ मालां ततः स्वयम्

Transliteration

devadānavadaityendrakrodhadṛṣṭinirīkṣitam | ramyaṃ rāmā varaṃ cakre dadau mālāṃ tataḥ svayam

Translation

Sous les regards courroucés des seigneurs des Dévas, des Dānavas et des Daityas, la gracieuse Rāmā le choisit pour époux, puis de ses propres mains lui posa une guirlande.

Word by Word

• देव-दानव-दैत्येन्द्र-क्रोध-दृष्टि-निरीक्षितम्: looked at with wrathful glances by gods, Dānavas, and the lord of Daityas
• देव-दानव-दैत्येन्द्र-क्रोध-दृष्टि-निरीक्षितम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + दानव (प्रातिपदिक) + दैत्येन्द्र (दैत्य+इन्द्र; प्रातिपदिक) + क्रोध (प्रातिपदिक) + दृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक) + निरीक्षित (नि+ईक्ष् धातु; क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समास (वर्णनात्मक), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रम्यम्: lovely
• रम्यम्: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• रामा: Rāmā (Lakṣmī)
• रामा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वरम्: a boon, a choice
• वरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (here: object ‘boon/choice’)

• चक्रे: made, chose
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्शभूत/perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• मालाम्: garland
• मालाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (then/thereafter)

• स्वयम्: herself
• स्वयम्: Karta (Emphatic)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (oneself/personally)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (Naimiṣa-like frame typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A svayaṃvara-like moment: Rāmā (Lakṣmī) radiant, holding a flower-garland, steps forward and places it upon the chosen bridegroom while Devas, Dānavas, and Daityas look on with tense, wrathful glances; the atmosphere is both festive and charged.

Characters & Entities

• Rāmā (Lakṣmī)
• Devas
• Dānavas
• Daityas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace (Śrī/Rāmā) chooses worthiness beyond rivalry and intimidation, affirming dharmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in Prabhāsa, where the māhātmya embeds divine events to magnify the site’s sanctity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; the garlanding is a narrative act (svayaṃvara-style) rather than a pilgrim rite.