Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

राजोवाच । प्रसादात्तव मुक्तोऽहं शापादस्मात्सुदारुणात् । किं ते प्रियं करोम्यद्य धेनुके ब्रूहि सत्वरम्

Transliteration

rājovāca | prasādāttava mukto'haṃ śāpādasmātsudāruṇāt | kiṃ te priyaṃ karomyadya dhenuke brūhi satvaram

Translation

王は言った。「汝のご加護により、我はこの甚だ恐ろしき呪いより解放された。今日、汝のために何を成せばよいか、牛の乙女よ、速やかに告げよ。」

Word by Word

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

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• प्रसादात्: from (your) grace
• प्रसादात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• तव: of you/your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• मुक्तः: freed
• मुक्तः: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (कृदन्त; मुच्-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• शापात्: from the curse
• शापात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• अस्मात्: from this
• अस्मात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• सुदारुणात्: very dreadful
• सुदारुणात्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग) + दारुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘शापात्’)

• किम्: what?
• किम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ते: for you/to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• प्रियम्: a pleasing (thing)
• प्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• करोमि: I do / shall do
• करोमि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन

• अद्य: today/now
• अद्य: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• धेनुके: O little cow (Dhenukā)
• धेनुके: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• ब्रूहि: tell (me)
• ब्रूहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

• सत्वरम्: quickly
• सत्वरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सत्वर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Rājā (the King, freed from the curse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The restored king, radiant and relieved, addresses Kapilā respectfully, acknowledging her favor and asking what he can do for her immediately.

Characters & Entities

• Rājā (King)
• Kapilā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude and the desire to repay virtue are upheld as royal dharma after receiving grace and liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse centers on ethical response to divine/virtuous help.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it opens the possibility of a boon or charitable act.