Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 139

Devanagari script

असहन्ती ततः संज्ञा वने चरति वै तपः । द्रक्ष्यसे तां भवानद्य स्वभार्यां शुभचारिणीम्

Transliteration

asahantī tataḥ saṃjñā vane carati vai tapaḥ | drakṣyase tāṃ bhavānadya svabhāryāṃ śubhacāriṇīm

Translation

Karena tak sanggup menahannya, Saṃjñā pergi ke rimba dan sungguh menjalani tapa. Hari ini engkau akan melihat istrimu sendiri, sang wanita suci yang berperilaku mulia.

Word by Word

• asahantī: not enduring; unable to bear
• asahantī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-sahantī (कृदन्त; √sah सह् + शतृ/शानच्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; वर्तमानकाले शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), नञ्-पूर्वक (negation)

• tataḥ: then; thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (प्रातिपदिक/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—सम्बन्ध/काल/देशवाचक (then/from there)

• saṃjñā: Saṃjñā (name of a person)
• saṃjñā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃjñā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• vane: in the forest
• vane: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• carati: moves about; practices
• carati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √car (चर्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)

• tapaḥ: austerity; penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मरूपेण (object of practice)

• drakṣyase: you will see
• drakṣyase: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (दृश्)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhavān: you (honorific)
• bhavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदरार्थक-सर्वनाम

• adya: today; now
• adya: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adya (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (today/now)

• svabhāryām: your own wife
• svabhāryām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sva-bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक; sva + bhāryā)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (स्वस्य भāryā)

• śubhacāriṇīm: of good conduct
• śubhacāriṇīm: Karma (Object-Qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha-cāriṇī (प्रातिपदिक; śubha + cāriṇī)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (शुभा चारीणी)

Speaker

Viśvakarman (continued)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Viśvakarman reveals Saṃjñā’s forest austerities: Saṃjñā depicted in a quiet woodland, seated in meditation with matted hair and simple garments, surrounded by deer and ascetics; Sūrya listens, poised to meet her.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃjñā
• Sūrya (implied)
• Viśvakarman (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When life becomes unendurable, tapas and self-restraint become a dharmic path to restoration and clarity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The passage belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya; the forest-tapas episode supports the sanctity and narrative power of the Prabhāsa region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Austerity (tapas) is mentioned generally, without a specific vow or procedure.