Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

ततः सा चपलं देवी ददर्श च भयाकुलम् । विलोलितदृशं दृष्ट्वा पुनराह च तां रविः

Transliteration

tataḥ sā capalaṃ devī dadarśa ca bhayākulam | vilolitadṛśaṃ dṛṣṭvā punarāha ca tāṃ raviḥ

Translation

પછી ચપળ દેવીએ તેને ભયથી વ્યાકુળ જોયો; તેની અસ્થિર દૃષ્ટિ જોઈને રવીએ તેને ફરી કહ્યું।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तर्यवाचक (adverb: then/thereupon)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• चपलम्: restless
• चपलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चपल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying the person seen)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• ददर्श: saw
• ददर्श: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• भयाकुलम्: agitated with fear
• भयाकुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक) + आकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषभावः (भयेन/भयात् आकुलः)

• विलोलित-दृशम्: whose gaze was unsteady
• विलोलित-दृशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विलोलित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त-भाव) + दृश्/दृश् (प्रातिपदिक: दृष्टि/दृश् as 'look')
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (विलोलिता दृक् यस्य)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: again)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ताम्: to her / her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रविः: Ravi (the Sun)
• रविः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Vyāsa quoting/relating the scene)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Saṃjñā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Saṃjñā beholds Ravi restless and fear-struck; his eyes unsteady; Ravi prepares to speak again—an intimate, tense divine exchange.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Saṃjñā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even divine beings face inner agitation; purāṇic narrative frames suffering as a doorway to cosmic outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a narrative transition describing emotion and dialogue.