Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 127

Devanagari script

ततो देवी समासाद्य प्रोक्ता गर्वेण पार्थिव । न त्वया संगरो भीरु नूनं कर्तुं ममोचितः

Transliteration

tato devī samāsādya proktā garveṇa pārthiva | na tvayā saṃgaro bhīru nūnaṃ kartuṃ mamocitaḥ

Translation

तब देवी समीप आकर गर्व से बोलीं—‘हे राजन्, तुम भीरु हो; निश्चय ही मेरे साथ युद्ध करना तुम्हारे योग्य नहीं।’

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Discourse link)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/क्रमवाचक-क्रियाविशेषण

• देवी: the Goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समासाद्य: having approached
• समासाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-√सद् (धातु) + ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: अव्यय-भाव (ल्यबन्त), पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया

• प्रोक्ता: was spoken (addressed)
• प्रोक्ता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे भूतकृदन्त; (देवी)

• गर्वेण: with pride
• गर्वेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतौ/करणे

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संगरः: battle, combat
• संगरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भीरु: O timid one
• भीरु: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणार्थे (त्वम्)

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of certainty)

• कर्तुम्: to do, to undertake
• कर्तुम्: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु) + तुमुन् (infinitive)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), प्रयोजन/अर्थे

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उचितः: proper, fitting
• उचितः: Predicate (Vidheyavisheshana)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उचित (प्रातिपदिक; √उच्/वच्? रूढ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (संगरः)

Speaker

Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess appears before the king, radiant and composed, speaking a cutting yet controlled rebuke; the king’s posture shifts from aggression to stunned hesitation.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Pārthiva (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Before the divine, worldly bravado is tested; true worth is measured by dharma, not mere aggression.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda sacred-region narrative frames the episode; this verse itself is a direct dialogue rather than a tīrtha-stuti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.